as in gaunt
being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed
a gangly teenager who was born to play varsity basketball
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Recent Examples of gangly
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.
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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
Light pruning results in a gangly, unkempt plant by midsummer.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 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
Light pruning results in a gangly, unkempt plant by midsummer.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gangly
Adjective
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And in a third, the gaunt 30-year-old killer flexes, purses his lips and squints.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The apparently recent footage showed two hostages -- Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Alon Ohel -- looking gaunt and exhausted while being driven around Gaza City.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Earlier in the two-time MVP’s career, at-the-time head coach Jason Kidd dubbed a lanky, 6-foot-11 teenager the team’s floor general.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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That unit would sacrifice size (with no players taller than the lanky, 6-foot-8 Boucher) in the name of spacing and perimeter shooting.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Crafted in Italy, the roomy, slip-on silhouette boasted a silver-tone leather upper, as well as a pointy toe and skinny 105mm stiletto heel.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
26 Oct. 2025
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To portray the famous couple, Kourtney wore a mesh T-shirt, studded leather pants and a curly blonde wig, while the Blink-182 drummer wore a leather jacket, skinny jeans and a spiked black wig.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Her 2019 look featured spindly trees and orange lighting that helped set the mood.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The mountains on either side of the water give way to towering canyon walls, spruce and pine thin out, and only stout dwarf willow and spindly alder remain.—
Chloe Berge,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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The rangy 22-year-old was one of the C’s biggest preseason standouts, however, and should play an important role this season as an athletic chaos agent off the bench.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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The rangy star has previously immersed himself in performances that require both physical transformation and pitching outside of his comfort zone (see his extraordinary work as abolitionist John Brown in the limited series The Good Lord Bird).—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of a hearty stew of beans, meat, and spices like cumin and chili powder, Skyline or Cincinnati chili is a thinner, slightly sweet meat sauce with strong notes of cinnamon, cloves, and allspice.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
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What the team found instead was a thin layer of clay, less than one-hundredth of an inch thick, which had formed on top of the animals’ skin.—
Amanda Schupak,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Lift your hips off the ground and place a block underneath your sacrum, the widest, boniest part of your pelvis.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
16 Oct. 2024
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Differences in Adult Bones That being said, some adults are bonier than others.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
3 Nov. 2023
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“Gangly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangly. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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