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gangly

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adjectiveadjective ganglier, adjective gangliest

another term for gangling

‘If it fits and is well cut, the tailcoat can turn any man - short or gangly, fat or lanky - into an Adonis.’

‘The imbalance gives her a rangy look, slightly adolescent, gangly rather than sleek.’
‘There's a reason Mitchell, a skinny, gangly sophomore, looked like him.’
‘The light in the room shifted dramatically as the image of the boy was replaced by a thin, gangly man holding a can of cola.’
‘He was tall, slightly gangly, with sandy blonde hair that fell into his face, shading his eyes.’
‘His skin was also naturally tan like his father's and he seemed to be all lean, gangly limbs.’
‘He stood just an inch or two above the other boys his age and was by no means skinny or gangly.’
‘Looking almost as young and lean as he did a decade ago, he is astonishingly convincing as a gangly teenager who has the world on a string.’
‘He heaves a great gangly shrug and has some more cake.’
‘Whirling back a decade ago, he was the shy, gangly teenager, who used to shed tears at training sessions because he was homesick.’
‘I even pulled some low-key gangly whiteboy moves out of the repertoire for good measure.’
‘By her own admission, she was a gangly, gawky youngster who hated school and struggled to do well academically.’
‘She was a gawky, gangly teenager, her teeth in rail-track braces, on only her second trip to the capital.’
‘A gangly group of teen boys in Japan decide to start a synchronized swimming team.’
‘I am far more nervous than they are and there are quite a few laughs when they see this gangly fellow mixed in with them.’
‘His best friend was Paul, a gangly bespectacled individual, and his best girl was the feisty Winnie, who lived over the road.’
‘I put my arm through his, and waved too, and they laughed at the sight of two gangly teenagers travelling in a trolley.’
‘She pulled him behind a large tree and peered out, just in time to see three gangly looking teenagers walk past, talking loudly.’
‘The door creaked open slowly, and a tall, gangly boy with a madly bobbing Adam's apple made his way into the room.’