LANKY Meaning of LANKY in English adjective 1.Synonyms: gangling , gangly, rangy, spindling, spindly 2.Synonyms: lean , angular, bony, gaunt, lank, rawboned, scraggy, scrawny, skinny, spare Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English vocabulary. Английский энциклопедический словарь тезаурус. 2003