lank
11lank — lank, lanky gaunt, rawboned, *lean, spare, angular, scrawny, skinny Analogous words: *thin, slim, slender, slight: attenuated, extenuated (see THIN vb) Antonyms: burly Contrasted words: husky, brawny, *muscular, sinewy: plump, portly, rotund,… …
12lank — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of hair) long, limp, and straight. 2) lanky. ORIGIN Old English, «thin» …
13lank — [laŋk] adj. [ME < OE hlanc, slim, flexible < IE base * kleng , to bend, wind > Ger lenken, to bend, ON hlekkr, a ring] 1. a) slender or lean b) gaunt or meager 2. hanging straight and limp; not curly: said of hair lankly adv. lankness n …
14lank|i|ly — «LANG kuh lee», adverb. in a lanky condition or form …
15lank — UK [læŋk] / US adjective Word forms lank : adjective lank comparative lanker superlative lankest 1) lank hair is thin and straight Her hair hung straight down, lank from the rain. 2) a lank person is tall and thin Derived words: lankly adverb… …
16lank — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hlanc; akin to Old High German hlanca loin Date: before 12th century 1. not well filled out ; slender, thin < lank cattle > 2. insufficient in quantity, degree, or extent < lank grass > 3.… …
17lank — [[t]læŋk[/t]] adj. er, est 1) zool. (of hair) straight and limp; without spring or curl 2) bot unduly long and slender: lank grass[/ex] 3) lean; gaunt; thin • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME lanc, OE hlanc lank′ly, adv. lank′ness, n …
18lank — lankly, adv. lankness, n. /langk/, adj., lanker, lankest. 1. (of plants) unduly long and slender: lank grass; lank, leafless trees. 2. (of hair) straight and limp; without spring or curl. 3. lean; gaunt; thin. [bef. 1000; ME lanc, OE hlanc; akin… …
19lank — 1. adjective /læŋk/ a) Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean. b) (of hair) Straight and flat; thin and limp. (often associated with being greasy) 2. verb /læŋk/ To become lank; to make lank …
20lank — [[t]læ̱ŋk[/t]] ADJ GRADED If someone s hair is lank, it is long and perhaps greasy and hangs in a dull and unattractive way. She ran her fingers through her hair; it felt lank and dirty …
