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# lanky

«lanky» in Mova's school dictionary: **tall and thin in an awkward, long-legged way** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (lanky, lankier, lankiest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Lanky means tall and thin in an awkward, long-legged way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lanky/#m1)

2) Lanky hair is long, straight and limp. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lanky/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Stories and descriptions of characters: «a lanky teenager», «lanky legs». It tells the reader what someone looks like; it can be a bit teasing, so be kind.

### examples

- My lanky cousin can reach the top shelf. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lanky/#x1)
- The lanky boy ran with long strides. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lanky/#x2)
- Baby giraffes have lanky legs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lanky/#x3)
- He grew lanky over the summer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lanky/#x4)
- She is the lankiest girl in the class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lanky/#x5)
- His hair was lanky after the swim. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lanky/#x6)

### note

Comparative: lankier, lankiest (y → i). Commenting on someone's body can hurt; use it carefully.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «lanky» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lanky/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.