Definitions for gangly

gangly gan·gly

Spelling: [gang-glee]
IPA: /ˈgæŋ gli/

Gangly is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 49 anagrams from letters in gangly (agglny).

Definitions for gangly

adjective

  1. gangling.

Origin of gangly

An Americanism dating back to 1870-75

Examples for gangly

Like Jasu, her gangly Pakistani friend, Usama, shares these concerns.

I think you like her because she looks like your partner Steve—they each have a kind of gangly appeal.

Smith is pale and gangly, sporting a flop of dirty blond hair and a strikingly deep voice.

The professor was probably 40, but looked hardly older than Jim, and was built along the same tall and gangly lines.

No one on the circuit today can overshadow the gangly elegance of this Swiss supermodel in his black and red costume.

In this Newcastle Brown Ale ad, gangly British comedian Stephen Merchant posits, ‘What if the Brits won the Revolutionary War?’

I join Wingnut outside when a gangly boy comes up the driveway with a guitar and a backpack slung over his shoulder.

He has become an unlikely sex symbol, in all his gangly nerdiness (and early freaky roles like The Fly).

Julia had this big, gangly schoolgirl demeanor which never disappeared despite decades of television and public appearances.

He Said: But we just saw the nerdy, tall, gangly superhero that is awkward as he discovers his abilities.

Word Value for gangly
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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