gangly

adjective

gan·gly ˈgaŋ-glē

ganglier; gangliest

Synonyms of gangly next

: tall and thin and moving with a loose-jointed awkwardness : lanky, gangling

It is a cool night in San Jose, and gangly teenagers stream toward the Gunderson gym.—

Chris Ballard

: long and thin

His linen suit was appropriately rumpled … and his gangly legs were jacked up against the glove box, as he resisted suggestions to slide his seat back.—

Cara Buckley

of a plant : having a tall and sparse appearance : lacking fullness

These tall (to 8 feet), sometimes gangly shrubs bear cup-shaped, strong-scented flowers.—

Michael MacCaskey

Examples of gangly in a Sentence

a gangly teenager who was born to play varsity basketball

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The reasons are partly anthropomorphic — these large, gangly birds are fiercely protective of their young, and the fathers stay behind to rear the chicks after the mothers fly on to central Mexico or some other wintering grounds. —

Krista Stevens, Longreads, 8 July 2024 Dern is volcanic, her movements childlike and untamed in their gangly abrasiveness. —

Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 8 May 2024 So named for his gangly appearance by teammates at Miami, the Hall of Fame linebacker spent one all-pro season with the Packers in 1974. —

Journal Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2024 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. —

Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for gangly