lanky
adjective/ˈlæŋki/
Frequency rank: #16,711 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Ungracefully tall and thin.
Example sentence
The basketball player was lanky, with long arms and legs that made him perfect for the sport.
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