lanky
Very tall and thin, often with long arms and legs.
lanky in a sentence
- The lanky teenager had to fold his long legs under the tiny desk.
- The lanky giraffe folded its long, thin legs awkwardly to reach the low water hole.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to lanky?
- Astocky
- Bplump
- Cgangly
- Dshort
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C: gangly. The other three mean the opposite of lanky.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to lanky?
- Agangly
- Bstocky
- Cthin
- Dskinny
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B: stocky. The other three mean nearly the same as lanky.
Words that mean something similar
gangly, skinny, thin
Words that mean the opposite
stocky, short, plump
More words about appearance & looks
- legible: Clear enough to read.
- lopsided: Leaning or heavier on one side, not even.
- luscious: Tasting or looking rich, sweet and delicious.
- magnificent: Extremely beautiful and impressive.
- majestic: Grand and impressive, like a king or queen.
- mar: To spoil or damage something.
- mottled: Covered in patches or spots of different colours.
- opulent: Very grand and expensive-looking.
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