lank

/læŋk/
adjective
  1. (of hair) straight, thin, and lifeless; often greasy or hanging limply.
    • The humidity made her normally curly hair go lank and flat.
    • Her hair looked lank and dull after a long day in the rain.
    • He tried a new shampoo to fix his lank, oily hair.
  2. Long, thin, and loosely hanging; not stiff or full.
    • He wore a lank, untied scarf that dragged in the mud.
    • The plant's lank stems needed support to stand upright.
    • The old willow tree had lank branches that drooped to the ground.
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