ganglier; gangliest
1
b
: 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.—
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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
Michael MacCaskeyExamples of gangly in a Sentence
a gangly teenager who was born to play varsity basketball
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And for the current Bulls front office, that prototype is crystal clear — gangly, teenage wings who offer the potential of versatile playmaking in a raw, unproven package.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
But a local coach nicknamed Taha noticed a gangly, tall-for-his-age 7-year-old and invited him to play for the AAU program Banneker Kings.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2025
Some people hate nandina, but that’s the old varieties that get humongous and gangly.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
Piani did the right thing in casting Rutherford, whose physical embodiment of Agathe suggests a tall, gangly, striking woman trying not to be seen.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
But a local coach nicknamed Taha noticed a gangly, tall-for-his-age 7-year-old and invited him to play for the AAU program Banneker Kings.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2025
Some people hate nandina, but that’s the old varieties that get humongous and gangly.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
Piani did the right thing in casting Rutherford, whose physical embodiment of Agathe suggests a tall, gangly, striking woman trying not to be seen.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for gangly
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“Gangly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gangly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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