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💧 Thin and limp 🚶 Tall and awkward
lankly

lankly

8.7
In a tall thin awkward way when walking
  • adverb
  • /ˈlæŋkli/
translation icon : torpemente
  • The teenager walked lankly down the hallway, his arms swinging at his sides.

Examples

  • He walked lankly across the stage.

  • She stood lankly in the doorway, her tall frame making her look even more awkward.

  • The model moved lankly across the runway, her long legs drawing attention.

  • She moved lankly after the injury.

  • The tall boy walked lankly, making it difficult for him to fit into the small seats.

  • She moved lankly across the stage, her height making her appear a bit awkward.

  • With his long legs, he always seemed to stride lankly down the narrow cobblestone streets.

Synonyms

lankily
vslankly
7.5

In a tall, thin way that moves awkwardly

has identical meaning but is the alternative written form

Antonyms

gracefully
56 2.8

In a smooth and beautiful way that looks controlled

How Awkward

clumsily
12 2.8
lankly
8.7
awkwardly
38 2.7
smoothly
173 2.3
gracefully
56 2.8

Surface Forms

lankly positive

Morphology

lankly = lank (transparent) = lank + ly

Standard derivation to an adverb from the adjective 'lank', directly indicating manner.

Etymology

Lankly comes from lank, meaning 'long and thin', a sense you can also see in the familiar adjective lanky. That's why to walk or stand lankly is to move in a tall, thin, and slightly awkward way.