larguirucho
lanky
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
Long and thin in an awkward, unflattering way
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Larguirucho means lanky and is largo0 with an unflattering -ucho1 suffix: long in a gawky, badly proportioned way.
larguirucho
lanky, gangly (people)
A person whose height runs well ahead of their build, so their arms and legs look too long for them.
Su hermano es un chico larguirucho de quince añosHis brother is a lanky fifteen-year-old boy
El portero larguirucho alcanzaba todos los balones altosThe gangly goalkeeper reached every high ball
spindly, lanky (things)
An object stretched far longer than it is wide, thin enough to look flimsy.
La mesa se tambalea sobre unas patas larguiruchasThe table wobbles on spindly legs
Detrás de la casa hay un árbol larguirucho sin apenas hojasBehind the house there is a lanky tree with hardly any leaves