gangling
adjective
[ ˈɡaŋɡlɪŋ ]
• (of a person) tall, thin, and awkward in movements or bearing.
• "a gangling youth with a trace of down on his cheeks"
Similar:
lanky,
gangly,
rangy,
wiry,
stringy,
bony,
angular,
skinny,
skin-and-bones,
spindly,
spindling,
scrawny,
thin,
spare,
gaunt,
skeletal,
size-zero,
loosely built,
loosely jointed,
awkward,
uncoordinated,
ungainly,
gawky,
inelegant,
graceless,
ungraceful,
like a bag of bones,
spindle-shanked,
Origin:
early 19th century: from the verb gang2 + -le4 + -ing2.
gangle
verb
• move ungracefully.
• "he gangled along Main Street"
Origin:
early 20th century: back-formation from gangling.
