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ganglier

ganglier is the comparative form of gangly.

Meaning of gangly

Adjective

gangly (comparative ganglier, superlative gangliest)

  1. Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness.
    • I should have shot that long gangly lubber they called Hank, if I could have done it without crippling six or seven other people—but of course I couldn't, […]1870–1871 (date written), Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], chapter VII, in Roughing It, Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company [et al.], published 1872, →OCLC, page 61
    Synonyms:
    lanky

Questions about ganglier

What is ganglier the comparative form of?
Ganglier is the comparative form of gangly.

Words near ganglier in the dictionary

  1. gangliar
  2. gangliate
  3. gangliated
  4. gangliectomies
  5. gangliectomy
  6. ganglier
  7. gangliest
  8. gangliform
  9. gangliitis
  10. ganglike
  11. gangline

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