"lanksome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more lanksome [comparative], most lanksome [superlative]
Etymology: From lank + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lank|some}} lank + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} lanksome (comparative more lanksome, superlative most lanksome)
  1. Characterised or marked by lankness
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          "ref": "2000, Robert Rankin, Waiting for Godalming:",
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