Gangly and Thin

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

Usage example: a gangly teenager who was born to play varsity basketball

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Thin is a synonym for gangly in gangling topic. In some cases you can use "Thin" instead an adjective "Gangly", when it comes to topics like lanky.

Nearby Words: gang, gangling

Thin adjective - Lacking excess flesh.

Usage example: you can't be too rich or too thin

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Gangly is a synonym for thin in fine topic. You can use "Gangly" instead an adjective "Thin", if it concerns topics such as lanky.

Nearby Words: thinned, thinly, thinness, thinning

Hamm Egg - Another recurring villain; medium height and gangly, with a thin, curled moustache.

Source: Reused Character Design
In Harry Potter, Ron, Percy, and Arthur are all described as tall, gangly, and quite thin.

Source: Noodle People
While tall and thin, he doesn't have the same gangly awkwardness as he is usually given, and comes across looking more like David Tennant than Icabhod Crane.

Source: Characters / Batman Rogues Gallery Part 1 aka: Harley Quinn

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