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   lank

   /laŋk/

   adjective

   • 1. (of hair) long, limp, and straight: "the man had lank, brown, greasy hair" Similar limplifelesslustrelessstragglingstragglydullunkemptuntidystraightlonginformal:rattyOpposite glossylustrous
   • 2. (of a person) lanky: "he sprawled his long, lank figure over a chair" Similar tallthinslenderslimleanlankyskinnyspindlyspareganglingganglyscrawnyskeletalscraggyemaciatedsize-zerobonygauntraw-bonedgawkyrangyskin-and-bonesangularpinchedattenuatedinformal:weedyOpposite shortfatstocky

   Word Origin Old Englishhlanc ‘thin’, of Germanic origin; related to German lenken ‘to bend, turn’, also to flinch and link1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. lankly adverb
   • 2. lankness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   Lank means not well filled out, thin, or hanging straight and limp. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related words for lank.

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   Lank can mean long and limp, thin or gaunt, or a lot. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and its origin from Old English and Afrikaans.

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   LANK definition: 1. Lank hair is not attractive because it is completely straight and thin: 2. Lank hair is not…. Learn more.

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   LANK meaning: 1. Lank hair is not attractive because it is completely straight and thin: 2. Lank hair is not…. Learn more.

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   Definition of lank adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Lank means long and limp, or thin and gaunt, or a lot in South Africa. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, sentences and word origin of lank.

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   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]