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lank

[ langk ]

adjective

, lank·er, lank·est.
  1. (of plants) unduly long and slender:

    lank grass; lank, leafless trees.

  2. (of hair) straight and limp; without spring or curl.
  3. lean; gaunt; thin.


lank

1

/ læŋk /

adjective

  1. long and limp
  2. thin or gaunt
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


lank

2

/ læŋk /

adjective

  1. informal.
    a lot; a great deal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈlankness, noun
  • ˈlankly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • lankly adverb
  • lankness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lank1

before 1000; Middle English lanc, Old English hlanc; akin to Old High German hlanca loin, side. flank
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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.

His hair and brows and lashes were paler than straw, and his long lank figure was without either distinction or muscularity.

The master manhunter wheeled, saw the lank figure of Jeff Weedham standing in the door.

The door of the rotunda swings open, admitting the tall, lank figure of the Deputy Warden.

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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