gangling
Long and ungainly
Gangling describes a tall, thin person whose limbs seem loosely jointed and awkward in movement.
The word suggests ungainly proportions—arms and legs that appear too long for coordinated motion: a gangling teenager who hadn't grown into his body yet.
Gangly means the same thing.
Tall and ungainly thin
- spindlyThin and fragile-looking
- rangyTall, thin, loose-limbed
- beanpoleThin person or plant stake
- leggyHaving lengthy limbs
angular · bony · scrawny · skinny · thin · lean · wiry · gaunt
Lacking ease of movement
- gawkyAwkwardly tall and clumsy
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
- uncoordinatedLacking physical grace
- lumberingMoving heavily and awkwardly
graceless · ungraceful · shambling · flailing · stumbling · fumbling · jerky · disjointed
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- youthState of being immature
- pubertySexual development stage
- coltishYouthfully awkward and lively
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
outgrowing · adolescence · juvenile · overgrown · underdeveloped
lanky
Tall and ungainly thin
leggy · angular · bony · scrawny · skinny · thin · lean · wiry · gaunt · stringy
ungainly
Lacking ease of movement
- gawkyAwkwardly tall and clumsy
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
- uncoordinatedLacking physical grace
lumbering · graceless · ungraceful · shambling · flailing · stumbling · fumbling · jerky · disjointed · stiff
teenager
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
sprouting · outgrowing · adolescence · juvenile · overgrown · underdeveloped