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1 lanky
adjective (thin, tall and not elegant: He is tall and lanky.) larguiruchotr['læŋkɪ]1 larguirucho,-aadj.• delgaducho, -a adj.• larguirucho, -a adj.• talludo, -a adj.• trasijado, -a adj.n.• zangarullón s.m.'læŋkiadjective -kier, -kiest desgarbado, larguirucho (fam)['læŋkɪ]ADJ (compar lankier) (superl lankiest) [person] larguirucho ** * *['læŋki]adjective -kier, -kiest desgarbado, larguirucho (fam) -
2 lanky
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3 lanky fellow
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4 lanky idle lad
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5 weedy
tr['wiːdɪ]1 pejorative debilucho,-a, esmirriado,-a, canijo,-a1) : cubierto de malas hierbas2) lanky, skinny: flaco, larguirucho famadj.• lleno de malas hierbas adj.'wiːdiadjective -dier, -diesta) ( lanky) (AmE) larguirucho (fam)b) (feeble, puny) (BrE colloq) enclenque['wiːdɪ]ADJ (compar weedier) (superl weediest)1) [ground] lleno de malas hierbas or hierbajos2) (Brit) * pej (=scrawny) [person] debilucho *, desmirriado *, enclenque* * *['wiːdi]adjective -dier, -diesta) ( lanky) (AmE) larguirucho (fam)b) (feeble, puny) (BrE colloq) enclenque -
6 nickname
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1. noun(an informal name given in affection, admiration, dislike etc: Wellington's nickname was `the Iron Duke'.) apodo
2. verb(to give a nickname to: We nicknamed him `Foureyes' because he wore spectacles.) apodarnickname n apodo / motetr['nɪkneɪm]1 apodo1 apodar■ he was nicknamed "Lanky' lo apodaron "Lanky"nickname n: apodo m, mote m, sobrenombre mn.• alias s.m.• apellido s.m.• apodo s.m.• mote s.m.• remoquete s.m.• sobrenombre s.m.v.• apodar v.• motejar v.
I 'nɪkneɪmnoun apodo m, sobrenombre m; ( relating to personal characteristics) mote m
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transitive verb apodar['nɪkneɪm]1.N apodo m, mote m2.VT apodar, dar el apodo de* * *
I ['nɪkneɪm]noun apodo m, sobrenombre m; ( relating to personal characteristics) mote m
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7 gangling
'ɡæŋɡliŋ(tall, very thin and usually awkward.) larguiruchotr['gæŋglɪŋ]1 (esp of boys) desgarbado,-a, larguirucho,-agangling ['gæŋglɪŋ] adjlanky: larguirucho famadj.• desgarbado, -a adj.• larguirucho, -a adj.'gaŋglɪŋadjective larguirucho (fam), desgarbado['ɡæŋɡlɪŋ]ADJ [youth] larguirucho, desgarbado; [legs] larguirucho, desproporcionado* * *['gaŋglɪŋ]adjective larguirucho (fam), desgarbado -
8 lank
læŋk((of hair) straight, thin, and usually greasy.) lacio- lanky- lankiness
tr[læŋk]1 lacio,-alank ['læŋk] adj1) thin: delgado, larguirucho fam2) limp: lacioadj.• alto y flaco adj.• delgado, -a adj.• flaco, -a adj.• lacio, -a adj.n.• lacio s.m.læŋk[læŋk]ADJ [hair] lacio; [grass] largo* * *[læŋk] -
9 desgarbado
desgarbado
‹movimientos/andar› ungainly
desgarbado,-a adjetivo ungraceful, ungainly ' desgarbado' also found in these entries: Spanish: desgarbada English: ungainly - lanky -
10 larguirucho
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Lanky — Lank y, a. Somewhat lank; tall, thin, bony and ungraceful. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] The lanky Dinka, nearly seven feet in height. The Century. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lanky — 1630s, straight and flat, used of hair, from LANK (Cf. lank) + Y (Cf. y) (2); sense of awkwardly tall and thin is first recorded 1818. Related: Lankiness … Etymology dictionary
lanky — [adj] tall and thin angular, attenuated, beanpole*, beanstalk*, bony, broomstick*, extenuated, gangling, gangly, gaunt, lean, meager, rangy, rawboned, scraggy, scrawny, slender, spare, spindling, spindly, stilt, stringy, twiggy*, weedy; concepts… … New thesaurus
lanky — ► ADJECTIVE (lankier, lankiest) ▪ awkwardly thin and tall. DERIVATIVES lankily adverb lankiness noun … English terms dictionary
lanky — [laŋ′kē] adj. lankier, lankiest [ LANK + Y2] tall and lean, or long and slender: often used to suggest awkwardness in appearance or gait lankily adv. lankiness n … English World dictionary
lanky — UK [ˈlæŋkɪ] / US adjective Word forms lanky : adjective lanky comparative lankier superlative lankiest tall, thin, and not very graceful a lanky teenager with a moody look Derived word: lankiness noun uncountable … English dictionary
lanky — lank|y [ˈlæŋki] adj someone who is lanky is tall and thin, and moves awkwardly = ↑gangling ▪ a lanky young man >lankiness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
lanky — [[t]læ̱ŋki[/t]] lankier, lankiest ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as lanky, you mean that they are tall and thin and move rather awkwardly. He was six feet four, all lanky and leggy … English dictionary
lanky — lankily, adv. lankiness, n. /lang kee/, adj., lankier, lankiest. ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt: a very tall and lanky man. [1660 70; LANK + Y1] * * * … Universalium
lanky — adj. Lanky is used with these nouns: ↑figure, ↑frame, ↑man, ↑youth … Collocations dictionary
lanky — lank|y [ læŋki ] adjective tall, thin, and not very graceful: a lanky teenager with a moody look ╾ lank|i|ness noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English