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Lanky vs Gangling - What's the difference?

lanky | gangling |

Gangling is a related term of lanky.



As adjectives the difference between lanky and gangling

is that lanky is somewhat lank; tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward while gangling is awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful.

As a noun gangling is

a member of a gang.

lanky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (informal) Somewhat lank; tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * lankily * lankiness

    gangling

    English

    Etymology 1

    Perhaps from .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful.
    • A gangling teenager.
    Related terms
    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nonce, nonstandard) A member of a gang.
  • * 2007 , Edward Estlin Cummings, Eimi :
    • "Well, we'll meet in New York and you can see what's left of me! Bon voyage" the ganglings smirked & just beyond Grand, bang into not — da.