Definitions

lank

[langk] / læŋk /

ADJECTIVE

thin

Synonyms

WEAK

all skin and bones angular attenuate attenuated beanpole beanstalk bony cadaverous delicate emaciated ethereal featherweight fleshless fragile gangling gangly gaunt haggard lanky lean lightweight meager narrow peaked pinched pole puny rangy rarefied rawboned reedy rickety scraggy scrawny shadow shriveled skeletal skinny slender slight slim slinky small spare spindly stalky starved stick stilt subtle thin as a rail threadlike twiggy twiglike undernourished underweight wan wasted weedy wizened

Example Sentences

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But the choice to give Kate aggressively lank, greasy, unkempt hair makes her a lot less watchable.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023

He has lank hair to his shoulders and owlish glasses; he looks like he might start shaving in a year or two.

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2022

Her hair is lank, unwashed, and she hides herself in oversized clothes.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2022

“A bronzed, lank man! His suit of ancient black,//A famous high top-hat and plain worn shawl//Make him the quaint great figure that men love,//The prairie-lawyer, master of us all.”

From Fox News • Feb. 13, 2019

Her hair is lank and greasy, and she has a sore on her lip.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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