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Lanky
Lanky
lank·y
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Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
quality of being tall and thin in a generally ungraceful manner;
e.g. Many teenage boys become lanky and awkwardly tall during puberty.
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Shoestring
Spidery
Spindly
Undernourished
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Beefy
Brawny
Bulky
Burly
Buxom
Chubby
Chunky
Corpulent
Dumpy
Dwarf
Endomorphic
Fat
Fleshy
Full
Gross
Heavyset
Hefty
Hippy
Hulking
Husky
Least
Little
Low-lying
Mesomorphic
Muscle-bound
Obese
Overweight
Plump
Portly
Pudgy
Replete
Roly-poly
Rotund
Round
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Squat
Squatter
Squatty
Stocky
Stout
Stubby
Stumpy
Sturdy
Thickset
Tubby
Weighty
Zaftig
Zoftig
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Fine
Gaunt
Haggard
Hairline
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Lean
Lithe
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Rawboned
Reedy
Scrawny
Skeletal
Skinny
Slender
Slim
Slim-jim
Spare
Spidery
Stringy
Svelte
Thin
Ultrathin
Waspish
Wasted
Weedy
Willowy
Wiry
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