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stalky

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13
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13
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6

Definition of stalky

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Long and thin, like a stalk of a plant.
    “I peeped between the stalky parts of the Lindsays’ lilacs.”
    “An adorably gangly salesman with stalky black hair and a cough (“I’m giving up smoking, and it’s all coming up”) set up a dressing room for me, and I tried on a black tux shirt with a subtly embroidered bib ($185), a soft ivory-colored jersey ($135) and an olive-green button-front shirt ($165).”
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adj

  1. Long and thin, like a stalk of a plant.
    “I peeped between the stalky parts of the Lindsays’ lilacs.”
    “An adorably gangly salesman with stalky black hair and a cough (“I’m giving up smoking, and it’s all coming up”) set up a dressing room for me, and I tried on a black tux shirt with a subtly embroidered bib ($185), a soft ivory-colored jersey ($135) and an olive-green button-front shirt ($165).”
  2. Of a plant, having stalks.
  3. (informal)Resembling or characteristic of a stalker; seeming to hunt or covertly follow a person.
    “a stalky ex-boyfriend”

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Etymology

From stalk + -y.

Anagrams of stalky

2 plays · some not in Scrabble

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2-letter words

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