schlaksig

/ˈʃlaːksɪç/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. gangly, lanky

Similar words

hochgewachsen

Schlaksig is gangly/lanky, awkwardly tall and thin; hochgewachsen is simply tall, with no implication of awkwardness.

Similar in other languages

English

lanky

lanky is the English word for the same thing — both mean "gangly, lanky."

English

tall

Close — gangly, lanky relates to tall.

Practice

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