lank in Spanish
lank in Spanish is delgado, flaco — lank means thin and not well-rounded; skinny.
lank in Spanish
delgado
(of hair) Straight and flat; thin and limp. (Often associated with being greasy.)
flaco
(of hair) Straight and flat; thin and limp. (Often associated with being greasy.)
What does "lank" mean?
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adj Thin and not well-rounded; skinny.
"Blacks in the fields, lank and stooped, their fingers spiderlike among the bolls of cotton."
- adj Small or poor in amount; scanty.
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adj Flat, straight, thin and limp in a way often thought of as greasy.
"He was an exceedingly thin old man. Down from his head to his shoulders hung long, yellow, lank locks and within this enclosure was an old bony face, the forehead seamed with a thousand wrinkles."
- adj Lacking energy; drooping or slack.
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lank in a sentence
- Blacks in the fields, lank and stooped, their fingers spiderlike among the bolls of cotton.
- He was an exceedingly thin old man. Down from his head to his shoulders hung long, yellow, lank locks and within this enclosure was an old bony face, the forehead seamed with a thousand wrinkles.
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What is "lank" in Spanish?
"lank" in Spanish is delgado, flaco. lank means: Thin and not well-rounded; skinny.
Are there other ways to say "lank" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 2 translations listed for "lank": delgado, flaco.
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