LANKY

Meaning of LANKY in English

lank ‧ y /ˈlæŋki/ BrE AmE adjective

someone who is lanky is tall and thin, and moves awkwardly SYN gangling :

a lanky young man

—lankiness noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

LANKY — adjective (lankier; -est) Date: circa 1818 ungracefully tall and thin, see: lean lankily adverb lankiness noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LANKY — ˈlaŋkē, -aiŋ-, -ki adjective ( -er/-est ) : tall, spare, and usually loose-jointed : bony , rawboned that tall, blond, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LANKY — (a.) Somewhat lank.
Английский словарь Webster
LANKY — ( a. ) Somewhat lank.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LANKY — — lankily , adv. — lankiness , n. /lang"kee/ , adj., lankier, lankiest . ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LANKY — adj. tall and thin, lean, bony
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LANKY — adjective ( lank·i·er ; -est ) Date: circa 1818 : ungracefully tall and thin Synonyms: see lean • lank·i·ly -kə-lē …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LANKY — adj somewhat lank.
Webster English vocab
LANKY — ■ adjective ( lankier , lankiest ) ungracefully thin and tall. Derivatives lankily adverb lankiness noun
Concise Oxford English vocab
LANKY — [lanky] adj lank.i.er ; -est (1818): ungracefully tall and thin syn see lean -- lank.i.ly adv -- lank.i.ness n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LANKY — lank|y BrE AmE ˈlæŋk |i ▷ lank|ier i‿ə AmE \ i‿ ə r ▷ lank|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst ▷ lank|ily ɪ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LANKY — / ˈlæŋki; NAmE / adjective ( of a person ) having long thin arms and legs and moving in an …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LANKY — adj. (lankier, lankiest) (of limbs, a person, etc.) ungracefully thin and long or tall. øølankily adv. lankiness n.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LANKY — adj. (lankier, lankiest) (of limbs, a person, etc.) ungracefully thin and long or tall. lankily adv. lankiness n.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LANKY — adj. (lankier, lankiest) (of limbs, a person, etc.) ungracefully thin and long or tall. Derivatives: lankily adv. lankiness n.
Oxford English vocab
LANKY — ( lankier, lankiest) If you describe someone as lanky , you mean that they are tall and thin and move …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LANKY — (lankier, lankiest) If you describe someone as ~, you mean that they are tall and thin and move rather awkwardly. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LANKY — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a lanky sixteen-year-old boy ▪ We were met by a tall, lanky youth called …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LANKY — [adjective] -ier, -iest - tall and thin and tending to move awkwardly as a resultIt was comic to see him …
Cambridge English vocab
LANKY — Synonyms and related words : angular, bony, colossal, flat, flat-chested, fleshless, gangling, gangly, gaunt, gawky, giant, gigantic, lank, lean, lean-fleshed, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LANKY — Noun. 1. The county of Lancashire.2. The dialect of the county of Lancashire.
Slang English vocab
LANKY — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: GANGLING , gangly, rangy, spindling, spindly 2 Synonyms: LEAN , angular, bony, gaunt, lank, rawboned, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LANKY — adjective 1. Synonyms: gangling , gangly, rangy, spindling, spindly 2. Synonyms: lean , angular, bony, gaunt, lank, rawboned, scraggy, scrawny, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
LANKY — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
LANKY — adj. Lanky is used with these nouns: ↑ figure , ↑ frame , ↑ man , ↑ youth
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LANKY — adj. thin, loose-jointed, lank, lean, gaunt, gangling, rangy, long-legged They recruited three tall, lanky youths for the basketball team
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LANKY — прил. долговязый; худой и тощий Syn : angular, gangling, rangy, raw-boned, spindly, leggy Ant : fat, husky долговязый; тощий и …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LANKY — lanky.ogg ʹlæŋkı a 1> долговязый; тощий и длинноногий a lanky man - верзила 2> длинный ( о ногах )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LANKY — a 1> долговязый; тощий и длинноногий a lanky man - верзила 2> длинный ( о ногах )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LANKY — прил. долговязый; худой и тощий Syn : angular, gangling, rangy, raw-boned, spindly, leggy Ant : fat, husky долговязый; тощий и …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LANKY — adj. Pronunciation: ' la ŋ -k ē Function: adjective Inflected Form: lank · i · er ; -est Date: circa …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LANKY — See ↑ TALL 1
Longman Activator English vocab
LANKY — adj. 25B6; adjective TALL, THIN, slender, slim, lean, lank, skinny, spindly, spare, gangling, gangly, gawky, rangy. stocky.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LANKY — Долговязый
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LANKY — долговязый
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LANKY — (a) длинный; тощий и длинноногий
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
LANKY — (0) долговязый
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
LANKY — a 1) долговязый; тощий и длинноногий a ~ man - верзила 2) длинный ( о ногах )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LANKY — adj. долговязый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LANKY — adj. долговязый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LANKY — прил. долговязый; худой и тощий Syn: angular , gangling , rangy , raw-boned , spindly , leggy Ant: fat , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LANKY — прил. долговязый; худой и тощий Syn: angular, gangling, rangy, raw-boned, spindly, leggy Ant: fat, husky
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LANKY — _a. долговязый _Syn: angular, gangling, rangy, raw-boned, spindly _Ant: fat, husky
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LANKY — a. долговязый Syn: angular, gangling, rangy, raw-boned, spindly Ant: fat, husky
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LANKY — _a. долговязый
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
LANKY — [adj.] долговязый
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
LANKY — a долговязый
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
LANKY — долговязый
English-Russian Online Dictionary
LANKY — долговязый
English-Russian vocab
LANKY — долговязый
Англо-Русский словарь

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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