gangly, a. orig. U.S.
(ˈgæŋglɪ)
[Alteration of gangling ppl. a.: cf. -y1.]
= gangling ppl. a.
| 1872 ‘Mark Twain’ Roughing It vii. 34, I should have shot that long gangly lubber they called Hank, if I could have done it without crippling six or seven other people. 1950 G. Greene Third Man i. 7 His long gangly legs. 1965 Punch 11 Aug. 215/2 How..does his gangly stature and personality still impose itself? |