Lanky synonyms
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Stunted or straggly:
(Of hair) Straight and flat; thin and limp. (often associated with being greasy)
Not elaborate or ornate; simple:
Long-limbed and slender
Measured by an angle; as in, angular distance.
Thin, tall, and awkward; of loose, lanky build
Gangling.
Awkward; ungainly.
The definition of lean is with little fat.
Deficient in richness, fertility, or vigor; feeble:
Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden.
Bony and lean:
Of, relating to, or resembling skin.
The definition of slim is someone or something slender, thin or small in amount.
Having considerable height, especially in relation to width; lofty:
short (antonym)
Containing a large amount of shortening; flaky:
Resembling a twig or twigs, as in slenderness or fragility.
Being, characteristic of, or resembling a weed:
all skin and bones
thin as a rail
fat (related)
Rich; producing a large income; desirable.
rotund (related)
curly-haired (related)
bespectacled (related)
portly (related)
thick-set (related)
burly (related)
blond (related)
Find another word for lanky. In this page you can discover 38 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for lanky, like: scrawny, lank, rawboned, spare, bony, rangy, thin, angular, gangling, gangly and gaunt.