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lank
(lăngk)adj. lank·er, lank·est
1. Long and lean. See Synonyms at lean2.
2. Long, straight, and limp: lank and floppy hair.
[Middle English, from Old English hlanc.]
lank′ly adv.
lank′ness n.
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lank
(læŋk)adj
1. long and limp
2. thin or gaunt
[Old English hlanc loose]
ˈlankly adv
ˈlankness n
lank
(læŋk)adj, adv
informal South African a lot; a great deal
[perhaps from Afrikaans lank long]
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lank
(læŋk)adj. -er, -est.
1. (of hair) straight and limp; without spring or curl.
2. unduly long and slender: lank grass.
3. lean; gaunt; thin.
[before 1000; Middle English lanc, Old English hlanc]
lank′ly, adv.
lank′ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | lank - long and thin and often limp; "grown lank with fasting"; "lank mousy hair" long - primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified; "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long" |
2. | lank - long and lean |
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lank
adjective
1. limp, lifeless, long, dull, straggling, lustreless She ran her fingers through her hair; it felt lank and dirty.
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lank
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Translations
نَحيف وطويل
rovnýzplihlý
glat og kedeligt
hintelälaiha
egyenes
linkulegur
išstypęsnutįsęs
taisns
düz ve yağlı
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lank
(lӕŋk) adjective (of hair) straight, thin, and usually greasy.
ˈlanky adjective thin, tall and not elegant. He is tall and lanky.
ˈlankiness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.