"lanky" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈlæŋk.i/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lanky.wav Forms: lankier [comparative], lankiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æŋki Etymology: From lank + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lank|y}} lank + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} lanky (comparative lankier, superlative lankiest)
  1. (informal, derogatory) Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward. Tags: derogatory, informal Synonyms: gangly Derived forms: lankily, lankiness Translations (tall, slim): wakoy-wakoy (Bikol Central), balaghoy (Cebuano), gangkaw (Cebuano), lagsaw (Cebuano), mantiw (Cebuano), tikling (Cebuano), waklay (Cebuano), yagkaw (Cebuano), dun (Dutch), slungelig (Dutch), kiitsakas (Estonian), vilajas (Estonian), hontelo (Finnish), dégingandé (French), schlaksig (German), ψηλόλιγνος (psilólignos) (Greek), nyurga (Hungarian), caol ard (Irish), fada caol (Irish), scrogallach (Irish), scailleagánta (Irish), allampanato [masculine] (Italian), pākokekoke (Maori), tokoroa (Maori), pakikoke (Maori), lîndget [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), hengslete (Norwegian Bokmål), slåpen (Norwegian Bokmål), esguio (Portuguese), долговязый (dolgovjazyj) [masculine] (Russian), дли́нный (dlínnyj) [masculine] (Russian), caol (Scottish Gaelic), seang (Scottish Gaelic), larguirucho (Spanish), gänglig (Swedish), ranglig (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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        },
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      "glosses": [
        "Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward."
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "derogatory"
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          "Tall",
          "tall"
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          "slim",
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        ],
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          "ungraceful",
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          "word": "gangly"
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          "code": "bcl",
          "lang": "Bikol Central",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "wakoy-wakoy"
        },
        {
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "balaghoy"
        },
        {
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "gangkaw"
        },
        {
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "lagsaw"
        },
        {
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "mantiw"
        },
        {
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "tikling"
        },
        {
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "waklay"
        },
        {
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "yagkaw"
        },
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "dun"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "slungelig"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "kiitsakas"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "vilajas"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "hontelo"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "dégingandé"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "schlaksig"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "psilólignos",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "ψηλόλιγνος"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "nyurga"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "caol ard"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "fada caol"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "scrogallach"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "scailleagánta"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "allampanato"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "pākokekoke"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "tokoroa"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "pakikoke"
        },
        {
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "tags": [
            "Jersey",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lîndget"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "hengslete"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "slåpen"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "esguio"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dolgovjazyj",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "долговязый"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dlínnyj",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "дли́нный"
        },
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "caol"
        },
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "seang"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "larguirucho"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "gänglig"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "tall, slim",
          "word": "ranglig"
        }
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      "code": "bcl",
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      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "wakoy-wakoy"
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      "code": "ceb",
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      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "balaghoy"
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      "code": "ceb",
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      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "gangkaw"
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      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "lagsaw"
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      "code": "ceb",
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      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "mantiw"
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      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "tikling"
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      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "waklay"
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      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
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      "sense": "tall, slim",
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      "sense": "tall, slim",
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "kiitsakas"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "vilajas"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "hontelo"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "dégingandé"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "schlaksig"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "ψηλόλιγνος"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "nyurga"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "caol ard"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "fada caol"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "scrogallach"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "scailleagánta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "allampanato"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "pākokekoke"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "tokoroa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "pakikoke"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "lîndget"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "hengslete"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "slåpen"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "esguio"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dolgovjazyj",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
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      "word": "долговязый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dlínnyj",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "дли́нный"
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "caol"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "seang"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "larguirucho"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "gänglig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "tall, slim",
      "word": "ranglig"
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  "word": "lanky"
}

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