Synonyms & related words for lankily

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Words related to lankily

Explore words related to lankily — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include lankiness, gangling, spindly, willowy, rangy, beanpole, wiry, stockily. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does lankily come from?

The word lankily breaks down into 3 roots of Old English origin: lank, from Old English hlanc (“loose, slender, flabby”); -i, from Old English -ig (“having the quality of”); and -ly, from Old English -lice (“in the manner of (adverb)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.