1. tall and thin and having long slender limbs - a gangling teenager - a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man • Syn: gangling, lanky, rangy • Similar to: tall • Derivationally related forms: lankiness (for: lanky) 2. tall and thin • Syn: gangling, lanky • Similar to: thin, lean • Derivationally related forms: lankiness (for: lanky)
