ˈlaŋk, -aiŋk adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: from (assumed) Middle English lank, from Old English hlanc; akin to Old High German hlanca loin, flank, Old Norse hlykkr bend, noose, Latin clingere to girdle, Old Slavic klęčati to kneel; basic meaning: bending
1. : slender and thin : not well filled out : not plump
meager and lank with fasting grown — Jonathan Swift
lank cattle
: scanty , meagre
lank grass
2. archaic : languid , drooping
reared her lank head — John Milton
3. of hair : hanging straight and limp without spring or curl
Synonyms: see lean