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Lanky vs Laky - What's the difference?

lanky | laky |

As adjectives the difference between lanky and laky

is that lanky is somewhat lank; tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward while laky is of, pertaining to, or resembling a lake.

lanky

English

Adjective

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

    * lankily * lankiness

    laky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • of, pertaining to, or resembling a lake
  • (Sir Walter Scott)
  • of the color of a lake pigment; murky
  • transparent; said of blood rendered transparent by the action of some solvent agent on the red blood corpuscles
  • References

    Random House Dictionary

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