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View synonyms for lank
lank
[ langk ]
adjective
, lank·er, lank·est.
- (of plants) unduly long and slender:
lank grass; lank, leafless trees.
- (of hair) straight and limp; without spring or curl.
- lean; gaunt; thin.
lank
1/ læŋk /
adjective
- long and limp
- thin or gaunt
lank
2/ læŋk /
adjective
- informal.a lot; a great deal
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Derived Forms
- ˈlankness, noun
- ˈlankly, adverb
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Other Words From
- lankly adverb
- lankness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lank1
Old English hlanc loose
Origin of lank2
perhaps from Afrikaans lank long
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Example Sentences
The soubrette had a lank young body neatly attired in a store suit and shirt-waist.
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His hair and brows and lashes were paler than straw, and his long lank figure was without either distinction or muscularity.
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The master manhunter wheeled, saw the lank figure of Jeff Weedham standing in the door.
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The door of the rotunda swings open, admitting the tall, lank figure of the Deputy Warden.
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He had the Yankee body, lank and ribbed, and was so tall that his head seemed always looking over a transom.
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