gangly
/ˈɡæŋɡli/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness.
Example Sentences
- "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 couldn't, […]"
- "A rangy, gangly, Scandinavian youth of a sailor, droop-shouldered, six feet six and slender as a lath, with pallid eyes of palest blue and skin and hair attuned to the same colour scheme, joined Kwaque in his work."
- "He was a tall, gangly, shy satirist who mumbled to you with his head turned away and always said funny things."
- "She was gangly and wild and walked with her wrists turned inside out..."
- "Individuals of this rabbit species tend to be very large (about the size of a beagle dog); they have long ears and long, gangly legs and a very thin fur coats."
- "[Peter Crouch] The gangly striker played a one-two with Jermaine Pennant as the winger cut in from the right, and although Pennant easily jinked past centre-half Brede Hangeland, he shot narrowly wide of the far post."
Etymology
An American English alteration of gangling.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡæŋɡli/
- British English: /ˈɡæŋɡli/