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Lankiness

Lankiness \Lank"i*ness\, n. The condition or quality or being lanky.

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lankiness

n. The state or condition of being lanky.

WordNet
lankiness

n. a tall and thin physique

Usage examples of "lankiness".

Much of the time he kept his head down and stared at the floor, as if this would somehow lessen his lankiness or diminish his presence.

And for all his lankiness, he was as hard as the steel which had been his business for several years past.

He was also stupefied by the man's lankiness and height, and disturbingly reminded of a German by the blue and very nordic eyes.

It was too dark to recognize features behind those full-face masks, but MacKenzie's big-boned lankiness was a welcome sight indeed.

She had been slender to the point of lankiness when I had first met her.

The shoes gleamed, I'd expected no less, The boy's ears still stuck out, he still had the lankiness of an awkward puppy, but his held confidence and pride.