Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lanksome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lank-some
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised or marked by lankness

Example Sentences

"He put out his hand, and Mr. Burd gripped it with unselfish warmth, assuring the tall, lanksome young man that he was fine and dandy, and as fit as a fiddle on Fourth of July."
"She is tall, full breasted, taut tummied, sexy in a lanksome way, but betraying no sign of the absolute goodness behind the skin."
"The landlord did the business and I put paid to the python. 'I'll have to charge you extra for killing the wildlife,' said the lanksome landlord."

Etymology

From lank + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lank

Inflected Forms

more lanksome (comparative) most lanksome (superlative)

Questions

What does lanksome mean?: Characterised or marked by lankness
Where does lanksome come from?: From lank + -some.

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