Lexic.us

Definition of Gangly

1. Adjective. Tall and thin and having long slender limbs. "A lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man"

Definition of Gangly

1. Adjective. Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gangly

1. gangling [adj -GLIER, -GLIEST] - See also: gangling

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gangly

Literary usage of Gangly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Roughing It by Mark Twain (2001)
"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, ..."

2. The Bookman (1907)
"Upon reaching the gangly age she was sent to school, and when she had grown old enough to play soubrette rôles she returned to the stage, because she must ..."

3. Making the Match: The Right Book for the Right Reader at the Right Time by Teri S. Lesesne (2003)
"It was there that I could belong, despite being a gangly foot taller than everyone else (they eventually grew; I didn't). I became enamored of the Newbery ..."

4. A Republic, If You Can Keep It: The Foundation of the American Presidency by Michael P. Riccards (1987)
"Although he, too, had red hair (as did Washington as well), the forty-six- year-old Virginian was as tall as Washington (6'2"), loose-jointed, gangly, ..."

5. Modern Geography: A Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States and by John Pinkerton, Samuel Vince, Benjamin Smith Barton (1804)
"They were formerly addicted to magic, and \vere fabled by incantations to invoke a demon in the shape of a fly, which was called the gangly, ..."

6. Roughing It by Mark Twain (2001)
"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, ..."

7. The Bookman (1907)
"Upon reaching the gangly age she was sent to school, and when she had grown old enough to play soubrette rôles she returned to the stage, because she must ..."

8. Making the Match: The Right Book for the Right Reader at the Right Time by Teri S. Lesesne (2003)
"It was there that I could belong, despite being a gangly foot taller than everyone else (they eventually grew; I didn't). I became enamored of the Newbery ..."

9. A Republic, If You Can Keep It: The Foundation of the American Presidency by Michael P. Riccards (1987)
"Although he, too, had red hair (as did Washington as well), the forty-six- year-old Virginian was as tall as Washington (6'2"), loose-jointed, gangly, ..."

10. Modern Geography: A Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States and by John Pinkerton, Samuel Vince, Benjamin Smith Barton (1804)
"They were formerly addicted to magic, and \vere fabled by incantations to invoke a demon in the shape of a fly, which was called the gangly, ..."

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