lankily

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adverb

In a lanky manner; in the manner of a lanky person.

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Meanings

adverblankily (comparative more lankily, superlative most lankily)

comparative more lankily · superlative most lankily

  1. In a lanky manner; in the manner of a lanky person.

    He got lankily into motion and presently passed in through the windows.

    1918, Louis Joseph Vance, chapter 23, in The False Faces

Origin

From lanky + -ly.

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APA

lankily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lankily

MLA

“lankily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lankily. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lankily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lankily.

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