adjective
- thin and tall in an awkward or ungainly way
Usage: dialectal; archaic
Examples
- The slank youth struggled to find clothes that fit properly.
- His slank frame made him appear taller than he actually was.
- The old farmer described the scarecrow as slank and weathered.
- She had grown slank over the summer, shooting up several inches.
- The slank horse looked underfed despite adequate care.