Lankly
/ˈlæŋkli/noun
In a lank, thin, loose, or drooping manner.
Did you know?Lankly is built from Old English *hlanc* (“lean, lank, limber”), a word that originally described something slack or thin rather than anything mystical.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
hlanc
“lean, lank, limber”
Middle English
ME
lank
“slender, thin, not plump”
Late Middle English
ME
lankli
“in a lank or thin manner”
Modern English
English
lankly
“in a lank, thin, or drooping manner”