lankiness
Tall and thin
Lankiness is the quality of being lanky—tall and thin in a way that suggests awkwardness or looseness of limb.
The word often describes adolescents who haven't grown into their bodies yet: He never quite outgrew his teenage lankiness.
It can suggest ungainliness but also a certain casual ease.
Awkwardly tall and thin
- spindlyThin and fragile-looking
- rangyTall, thin, loose-limbed
- beanpoleThin person or plant stake
- stringyFull of fibers
leggy · angular · rawboned · gawky · coltish · stretched · elongated · wiry
Lacking ease of movement
- uncoordinatedLacking physical grace
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
- gawkinessClumsy, awkward manner
- loose-limbedFlexible in movement
shambling · lumbering · bumbling · fumbling · cloddish · maladroit · graceless · stumbling
Of considerable height
- toweringOf imposing height
- loftyImpressively high or noble
- statuesqueTall, graceful, dignified
- long-leggedWith extended lower limbs
high-waisted · elongated · stretched · upright · vertical · soaring · sky-high · elevated
Unattractively thin and bony
- skinnyVery thin, underweight
- bonyThin, with protruding skeleton
- gauntLean from deprivation
- skeletalOf or like bones
emaciated · underweight · haggard · pinched · wasted · cadaverous · wraithlike · angular
gangly
Awkwardly tall and thin
stringy · leggy · angular · rawboned · gawky · coltish · stretched · elongated · wiry · spindle-shanked
ungainly
Lacking ease of movement
- uncoordinatedLacking physical grace
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
- gawkinessClumsy, awkward manner
loose-limbed · shambling · lumbering · bumbling · fumbling · cloddish · maladroit · graceless · stumbling · floundering
tall
Of considerable height
- toweringOf imposing height
- loftyImpressively high or noble
- statuesqueTall, graceful, dignified
long-legged · high-waisted · elongated · stretched · upright · vertical · soaring · sky-high · elevated
scrawny
Unattractively thin and bony
skeletal · emaciated · underweight · haggard · pinched · wasted · cadaverous · wraithlike · angular · sinewy