gangly
Long and ungainly
Gangly describes a tall, thin person whose limbs seem loosely jointed and awkward in movement.
The word suggests adolescent ungainliness—someone who hasn't quite grown into their body: a gangly teenager all elbows and knees.
Also spelled gangling, with the same meaning.
Thin person or plant stake
- leggyHaving lengthy limbs
- rangyTall, thin, loose-limbed
- reedyThin and high-pitched
- stringyFull of fibers
stretched · elongated · towering · willowy · wiry · skinny · thin · slender
Lacking ease of movement
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
- uncoordinatedLacking physical grace
- gawkyAwkwardly tall and clumsy
- lumberingMoving heavily and awkwardly
shambling · stumbling · fumbling · maladroit · graceless · ungraceful · stiff · flailing
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- pubertySexual development stage
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- outgrowingBecoming too large for
coltish · juvenile · freshman · sophomore · pimpled · inexperienced · immature · hormones
beanpole
Thin person or plant stake
stringy · stretched · elongated · towering · willowy · wiry · skinny · thin · slender · knobby-kneed
ungainly
Lacking ease of movement
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
- uncoordinatedLacking physical grace
- gawkyAwkwardly tall and clumsy
lumbering · shambling · stumbling · fumbling · maladroit · graceless · ungraceful · stiff · flailing · bumbling
teenager
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- pubertySexual development stage
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
outgrowing · coltish · juvenile · freshman · sophomore · pimpled · inexperienced · immature · hormones · developing