lankier
Taller and thinner
Lankier is the comparative form of lanky, describing someone taller and thinner, with a suggestion of awkward or ungainly proportions: He'd grown even lankier over the summer, all elbows and knees.
Awkwardly tall and thin
- spindlyThin and fragile-looking
- rangyTall, thin, loose-limbed
- beanpoleThin person or plant stake
- stringyFull of fibers
rawboned · angular · leggy · weedy · scrawny · gaunt · bony · skinny
Awkwardly tall and clumsy
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- coltishYouthfully awkward and lively
- uncoordinatedLacking physical grace
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
gangly · loose-limbed · shambling · lumbering · adolescent · knobby-kneed · overgrown · ungraceful
gangly
Awkwardly tall and thin
stringy · rawboned · angular · leggy · weedy · scrawny · gaunt · bony · skinny · lean
gawky
Awkwardly tall and clumsy
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- coltishYouthfully awkward and lively
- uncoordinatedLacking physical grace
clumsy · gangly · loose-limbed · shambling · lumbering · adolescent · knobby-kneed · overgrown · ungraceful · stiff
towering
Of imposing height
- statuesqueTall, graceful, dignified
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
willowy · leggy · long · heightened · extended · sky-high · lofty · high · elevated · soaring
willowy
Tall, slim, pliant
lissome · sylphlike · slinky · sleek · streamlined · graceful · delicate · waifish