Associations to the word «Lanky»

Wiktionary

LANKY, adjective. (informal) Somewhat lank; tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.

Dictionary definition

LANKY, adjective. Tall and thin and having long slender limbs; "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man".
LANKY, adjective. Tall and thin.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King