gangling[adjective]Synonyms: tall, angular, awkward, lanky, rangy, rawboned, spindly
Contrasted words: low, low-set, low-statured, short, squat, stocky, sturdy, thickset
Related Words: bony,
gaunt,
lank,
lean,
scrawny,
skinny,
spare,
tall,
thin [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
gan‧gling /ˈɡæŋɡlɪŋ/
adjective[
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: Perhaps from Scottish English gangrel 'wanderer, tall thin person' (14-20 centuries)]
unusually tall and thin, and not able to move gracefully
Synonym : lanky:
an awkward gangling teenager [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲