tanky

Syllables: tan·ky/ˈtæŋki/

tanky adjective: having a dank quality resulting from excessive ageing in a tank. Also the alternative form of tankie.

Adjective

tanky (comparative tankier, superlative tankiest)

Having a dank quality resulting from excessive ageing in a tank.
Able to withstand much damage, having a lot of hit points (that is, like a tank).
- The phrase, “tank meta”, is one that carries a lot of weight when it comes to MOBAs. These metas are generally characterized by tanky, unkillable behemoths dominating the meta and leaving any character that isn’t focused around raw DPS in the dust.2022 November 17, Carver Fisher, “League of Legends preseason 13 has made tanks unkillable”, in Dexerto, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2024
- When it comes to weakside tanks, Sion is the tankiest of the bunch. Between Heartsteel and his max HP stacking on W, killing Sion takes forever.2023 May 30, Carver Fisher, “Best Top laners in League of Legends for patch 13.10 (2023)”, in Dexerto, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2023
Antonyms:

squishy

Noun

tanky (plural tankies)

(slang) A sailor who assists the navigator of the ship; a sailor in charge of the ship's hold, and thus responsible for the provision of rations and water.
(India) A storage tank, especially for water.

Also used as

tanky is also the alternative form of tankie.

Antonyms of tanky

squishy

Forms of tanky

Adjective
comparative	tankier
superlative	tankiest
Noun
plural	tankies

Origin of tanky

From tank + -y (adjectival suffix).

From tank + -y (diminutive suffix). The noun sense is from the fact that the assistant of the navigator of a ship was also in charge of the ship’s water tanks, and later its rations when refrigeration was introduced.

Words formed from tanky

tankiness

Words that rhyme with tanky

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Questions about tanky

What does tanky mean?: Tanky means having a dank quality resulting from excessive ageing in a tank.
What part of speech is tanky?: Tanky can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce tanky?: Tanky is pronounced /ˈtæŋki/.

Words near tanky in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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