lanksome

English

Etymology

From lank +‎ -some.

Adjective

lanksome (comparative more lanksome, superlative most lanksome)

1. Characterised or marked by lankness
   • 1912, George Washington Ogden, Home Place:

     He put out his hand, and Mr. Burd gripped it with unselfish warmth, assuring the tall, lanksome young man that he was fine and dandy, and as fit as a fiddle on Fourth of July.

   • 1990, Odie Hawkins, Memoirs of a Black Casanova:

     She is tall, full breasted, taut tummied, sexy in a lanksome way, but betraying no sign of the absolute goodness behind the skin.

   • 2000, Robert Rankin, Waiting for Godalming:

     The landlord did the business and I put paid to the python. 'I'll have to charge you extra for killing the wildlife,' said the lanksome landlord.

Anagrams

• monk seal