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[ adjective ] tall and thin and having long slender limbs

Synonyms

lanky gangly gangling

Examples

"a gangling teenager" "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man"

Used in print

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

The rangy , Albany ( Cal. ) native , a surprise slugging sensation for the Flock last year as_well as a defensive whiz , set `` improved fielding '' as his 1961 goal .

Related terms

tall

2
[ adjective ] adapted to wandering or roaming

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mobile

3
[ adjective ] allowing ample room for ranging

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large

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