Gangly vs. Tall — What's the Difference?

Gangling.

Of great or more than average height, especially (with reference to an object) relative to width

Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness.

Having greater than ordinary height

Tall and thin and having long slender limbs;

Having considerable height, especially in relation to width; lofty

Ungracefully tall and thin

Having a specified height

(Informal) Fanciful or exaggerated; boastful

Impressively great or difficult

(Obsolete) Excellent; fine.

With proud bearing; straight

(of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.

(of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.

(of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.

Smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces (~ 230 ml).

(obsolete) Obsequious; obedient.

(obsolete) Seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome.

(obsolete) Bold; brave; courageous; valiant.

(archaic) Fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent.

Someone or something that is tall.

A clothing size for taller people.

A tall serving of a drink, especially one from Starbucks, which contains 12 ounces.

High in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small in proportion to the height; as, a tall person, tree, or mast.

Brave; bold; courageous.

Fine; splendid; excellent; also, extravagant; excessive.

Great in vertical dimension; high in stature;

Lofty in style;

Impressively difficult;

Too improbable to admit of belief;