lank
[ langk ]
/ læŋk /
adjective, lank·er, lank·est.
(of plants) unduly long and slender: lank grass; lank, leafless trees.
(of hair) straight and limp; without spring or curl.
lean; gaunt; thin.
Origin of lank
before 1000; Middle English
lanc, Old English
hlanc; akin to Old High German
hlanca loin, side. Cf.
flank
OTHER WORDS FROM lank
lank·ly, adverb lank·ness, nounWords nearby lank
Example sentences from the Web for lank
British Dictionary definitions for lank (1 of 2)
lank
1
/ (læŋk) /
adjective
long and limp
thin or gaunt
Derived forms of lank
lankly, adverb lankness, nounWord Origin for lank
Old English
hlanc loose
British Dictionary definitions for lank (2 of 2)
lank
2
/ (læŋk) /
adjective, adverb
Southern African informal
a lot; a great deal
Word Origin for lank
perhaps from Afrikaans
lank long