Gangly Definition

găngglē
gangliest, ganglier
adjective
ganglier, gangliest
Gangling.
American Heritage

Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness.

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Other Word Forms of Gangly

Adjective

Base Form:
gangly
Comparative:
ganglier
Superlative:
gangliest

Origin of Gangly

  • Alteration of gangling

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Gangly Sentence Examples

  • He walked with a slight limp and his gaunt frame was gangly.

  • She wasn't sure what she expected when she faced him, but it wasn't the gangly young man with large, uncertain brown eyes.

  • Royce snorted, unfolding his tall gangly frame from the ground.

  • The gangly youth before him had dyed his hair from platinum back to its natural color of black.

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Words Starting With

GGAGAN

Words Ending With

YLYGLY

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