- gangly
- adjective (ganglier; -est) Date: 1872 gangling
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gangly — 1872, Amer.Eng. alteration of GANGLING (Cf. gangling) … Etymology dictionary
gangly — [[t]gæ̱ŋgli[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe someone as gangly, you mean that they are tall and thin and have a slightly awkward or clumsy manner. ...a gangly youth dressed in jeans and trainers. Syn: gangling … English dictionary
gangly — UK [ˈɡæŋɡlɪ] / US adjective Word forms gangly : adjective gangly comparative ganglier superlative gangliest gangling … English dictionary
gangly — adjective /ˈɡæŋ.ɡli/ Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness. I should have shot that long gangly lubber they called Hank, if I could have done it without crippling six or seven other people but of course I couldnt See Also … Wiktionary
gangly — adj. Gangly is used with these nouns: ↑teenager, ↑youth … Collocations dictionary
gangly — gangling [ˈgæŋglɪŋ] or gangly [ˈgæŋgli] adj very tall and thin, and not graceful … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
gangly — /gang glee/, adj., ganglier, gangliest. gangling. [1870 75, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
gangly — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Tall, thin, and awkwardly built: gangling, lanky, rangy, spindling, spindly. See FAT … English dictionary for students
gangly — gan|gly [ˈgæŋgli] adj another form of ↑gangling … Dictionary of contemporary English
gangly — gang|ly [ gæŋgli ] adjective GANGLING … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
