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lankly

lankly adverb: in a lank way.

Adverb

lankly (comparative more lankly, superlative most lankly)

  1. In a lank way.

Forms of lankly

comparativemore lankly
superlativemost lankly

Origin of lankly

From lank + -ly.

Questions about lankly

What does lankly mean?
Lankly means in a lank way.
What part of speech is lankly?
Lankly is an adverb.

Words near lankly in the dictionary

  1. lankiness
  2. lanking
  3. lankish
  4. lanklet
  5. lanklets
  6. lankly
  7. lankness
  8. lanknesses
  9. lanks
  10. lanksome
  11. lanky

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