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gangliest

gangliest is the superlative 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 gangliest

What is gangliest the superlative form of?
Gangliest is the superlative form of gangly.

Words near gangliest in the dictionary

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

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