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gangly

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /??æ?.?li/

Adjective

gangly (comparative ganglier, superlative gangliest)

  1. Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:scrawny
  • lanky

Related terms

  • gangling

Translations

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gaunt

English

Alternative forms

  • gant (dialectal, Scotland)
  • gent (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English gawnt, gawnte (“lean, slender”), from Old French [Term?], probably from a Scandinavian/North Germanic source, related to Old Norse gandr (“magic staff, stick”), from Proto-Germanic *gandaz (“stick, staff”), from Proto-Indo-European *g??en- (“to beat, hit, drive”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: gônt, IPA(key): /???nt/
  • (some accents) enPR: gänt, IPA(key): /???nt/
  • Rhymes: -??nt, -??nt

Adjective

gaunt (comparative gaunter, superlative gauntest)

  1. lean, angular, and bony
  2. haggard, drawn, and emaciated
  3. bleak, barren, and desolate

Synonyms

  • scraggy, scrawny, skinny

Translations

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “gaunt”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

  • Tunga, untag

Scots

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

  • gant

Verb

gaunt

  1. To yawn.

Noun

gaunt (plural gaunts)

  1. A yawn.

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