gangly
adjectiveHow many syllables in gangly?
There are 2 syllables in the word gangly.How to pronounce gangly:
Definition of gangly:
- gangly (adjective):
- lanky and awkward in movement
- tall and thin and having long slender limbs.
- tall and thin and moving with a loose-jointed awkwardness lanky, gangling
Synonyms for gangly:
angular
attenuated
boney
bony
gangling
gaunt
lank
lanky
lean
leggy
rangy
rawboned
scraggy
scrawny
skinny
slender
spidery
spindle-shanked
spindling
spindly
tall
thin
twiggy
wiry
Antonyms for gangly:
abdominous
adequate
ample
bearish
beefy
beer-bellied
big
bloated
blubbery
brawny
broad
broad in the beam
bulky
burly
chubby
chunky
corn-fed
corpulent
distended
dumpy
elegant
elephantine
falstaffian
fat
fatty
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