gangly

adjective

How many syllables in gangly?

There are 2 syllables in the word gangly.

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Divide gangly into syllables:

gan · gly

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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