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Definition of "gangly" []

  • Gangling. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "gangly" in a sentence
  • "On style, I loved the "gangly" lawyer from Springfield reference and his reference to MLK as "a king.""
  • "He clearly thinks he's kind of gangly and ugly, but he's obviously not repulsive, because attractive women keep offering themselves up."
  • "At the peak of their growth spurt, boys in particular can be "gangly" and perhaps less co-ordinated than normal."