All gangly synonyms
gan·gly
G g adj gangly
- gangling — to move awkwardly or ungracefully: A tall, stiff-jointed man gangled past.
- gawky — awkward; ungainly; clumsy.
- lanky — ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt: a very tall and lanky man.
- awkward — An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
- spindly — long or tall, thin, and usually frail: The colt wobbled on its spindly legs.
- bony — Someone who has a bony face or bony hands, for example, has a very thin face or very thin hands, with very little flesh covering their bones.
- rangy — (of animals or people) slender and long-limbed.
- tall — having a relatively great height; of more than average stature: a tall woman; tall grass.
- skinny — very lean or thin; emaciated: a skinny little kitten.
- leggy — having awkwardly long legs.
- lumbering — timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- spindling — spindle side.
- thin — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
- long-legged — having long legs