Gangling and Lean

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Gangling adjective - Being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed.

Usage example: the riders at the barn just loved the gangling newborn colt

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Lean is a synonym for gangling in skinny topic. In some cases you can use "Lean" instead an adjective "Gangling", when it comes to topics like bony.

Nearby Words: gangly, ganglion

Lean adjective - Lacking excess flesh.

Usage example: "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare

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Gangling is a synonym for lean in skinny topic. You can use "Gangling" instead an adjective "Lean", if it concerns topics such as bare, bony.

Nearby Words: leaning, leaned, leanness, leant

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Lean and Gangling. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gangling/lean

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