lankest
Thinnest and tallest
Lankest is the superlative of lanky, describing someone or something as the tallest and thinnest of a group, often with an ungainly quality: He was the lankest of the three brothers, all elbows and knees.
Awkwardly tall and clumsy
- spindlyThin and fragile-looking
- ganglingLoosely built, awkward
- loose-limbedFlexible in movement
- coltishYouthfully awkward and lively
ungainly · awkward · uncoordinated · knobby · storklike · spidery · shambling · lumbering
Abnormally wasted from hunger
- skeletalOf or like bones
- bonyThin, with protruding skeleton
- scrawnyUnattractively thin and bony
- cadaverousResembling the deceased
haggard · wasted · starved · malnourished · pinched · rawboned · spare · wizened
gawky
Awkwardly tall and clumsy
- spindlyThin and fragile-looking
- ganglingLoosely built, awkward
- loose-limbedFlexible in movement
coltish · ungainly · awkward · uncoordinated · knobby · storklike · spidery · shambling · lumbering · leggy
emaciated
Abnormally wasted from hunger
cadaverous · haggard · wasted · starved · malnourished · pinched · rawboned · spare · wizened · drawn
lithe
Supple and graceful
slender · elegant · supple · sleek · statuesque · trim · streamlined · lissome · delicate · refined
tall
Of considerable height
- loftyImpressively high or noble
- statuesqueTall, graceful, dignified
- elevatedRaised above usual level
soaring · high · elongated · stretched · rangy · giant · looming · imposing · strapping · long