as in gaunt
being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed
a gangly teenager who was born to play varsity basketball
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Recent Examples of gangly
Eventually, the group’s number is reduced to one: a gangly, smart-mouthed junior named Angus Tully, played by newcomer Dominic Sessa in an exceptionally impressive debut.
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Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
The gangly wood stork, with its long legs and bald head, is none of those.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2023
In ostriches — which weigh more than 200 pounds and speed through the savanna on their gangly legs at speeds of up to 30 mph — this is not an issue.
—Luke Taylor, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2022
But catch her motherly advice the night before gangly, teen-age Emma (Debra Winger) is going to be married to Flap Horton (Jeff Daniels), a boy with a comic/handsome face and the soul of a perpetual graduate student.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
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Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
The gangly wood stork, with its long legs and bald head, is none of those.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2023
In ostriches — which weigh more than 200 pounds and speed through the savanna on their gangly legs at speeds of up to 30 mph — this is not an issue.
—Luke Taylor, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2022
But catch her motherly advice the night before gangly, teen-age Emma (Debra Winger) is going to be married to Flap Horton (Jeff Daniels), a boy with a comic/handsome face and the soul of a perpetual graduate student.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gangly
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Gone is the gaunt, skeletal vampire of the 1922 film, replaced by a larger, more intimidating, master of the undead with a mustache and deep voice.Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Videos shared across social media showed gaunt and bewildered prisoners, including toddlers, stumbling out of dark cells into the light.The Week UK, theweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Their common name is derived from their prehensile tails, some as long as three feet, which the animals use along with their disproportionately lanky limbs to grasp branches and other objects.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Jan. 2025
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There might have been a little fear of a 6-6 lanky kid who was looking pretty solid.James L. Edwards III, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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DirecTV was involved in a nearly two-week dispute with Walt Disney Company last September over a new carriage agreement where DirecTV sought the ability to offer skinnier bundles of channels.Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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Zones 3-9. J. communis ‘Pencil Point’– Like other junipers, this skinny shrub tolerates poor, dry soils and needs little attention once established.Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2025
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But a few Decembers ago, its branches turned into spindly things where spikes grew instead of leaves.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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In a polytunnel on the Scottish island of Bute, thousands of spindly Scots pine seedlings are growing.Alexa Phillips, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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The young defenceman was rangy, wanted desperately to be a beast to play against and offered some mobility.Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Trim the foliage back by half of its length or more to rein in a rangy plant.Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2024
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The faux leather exterior is sleek and practical for this time of year, while the inside has a thin fleece lining to keep you warm.Nicol Natale, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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From pencil thin brows to cool-toned smokey eyes, all the cool girls are channeling that iconic vintage supermodel aesthetic.Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 13 Jan. 2025
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Lift your hips off the ground and place a block underneath your sacrum, the widest, boniest part of your pelvis.Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024
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Differences in Adult Bones That being said, some adults are bonier than others.Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
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“Gangly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangly. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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