ganglier
Taller and looser-jointed
Ganglier is the comparative form of gangly, describing someone taller and more awkwardly lanky than another: He was even ganglier than his older brother, all elbows and knees.
The word emphasizes ungainly height and loosely coordinated limbs, typically applied to adolescents or young adults who haven't grown into their frames.
Tall, thin, loose-limbed
- spindlyThin and fragile-looking
- leggyHaving lengthy limbs
- beanpoleThin person or plant stake
- stringyFull of fibers
reedy · rawboned · angular · bony · gaunt · lean · spare · scrawny
Lacking ease of movement
- gawkyAwkwardly tall and clumsy
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
- maladroitLacking physical deftness
- gracelessLacking smoothness or charm
ungraceful · inelegant · bumbling · fumbling · oafish · lumbering · stiff · self-conscious
Seeds beginning growth
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- outgrowingBecoming too large for
- pubescentSexually maturing
- teenageOf youth, 13-19
rangy
Tall, thin, loose-limbed
stringy · reedy · rawboned · angular · bony · gaunt · lean · spare · scrawny · skinny
ungainly
Lacking ease of movement
graceless · ungraceful · inelegant · bumbling · fumbling · oafish · lumbering · stiff · self-conscious · uncomfortable
sprouting
Seeds beginning growth
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- outgrowingBecoming too large for
- pubescentSexually maturing
teenage · adolescent · developing · maturing · lengthening
- dorsal root ganglionSensory nerve cell cluster
- ganglion cystBenign joint fluid sac