lankly


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lank

 (lăngk)
adj. lank·er, lank·est
1. Long and lean. See Synonyms at lean2.
2. Long, straight, and limp: lank and floppy hair.
[Middle English, from Old English hlanc.]
lank′ly adv.
lank′ness n.
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Her pretty face was wan and listless; her hair uncurled: some locks hanging lankly down, and some carelessly twisted round her head.
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