What is another word for Lathy?

Pronunciation: [lˈaθi] (IPA)

Lathy is an unusual word that means slender or thin in build. It's not a word that is commonly used in everyday language, so it may be difficult to think of synonyms. Some possible synonyms for lathy include gaunt, slim, skinny, lean, lank, and the more informal word, skinny. Another word that might be used in certain contexts is wiry, implying a thin but muscular build. Other synonyms could be waifish, scrawny, bony, or emaciated. To use these words in a sentence, you might say, "The yoga instructor had a lathy build, with long, lean limbs and twisted posture".

What are the hypernyms for Lathy?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Lathy

He was a product of your own clean, sweet imagination, but let me tell you-" she made a swift feminine turn to the trivial, "You'll marry a tall, Lathy man, or a short, dumpy man.
"Rose of Dutcher's Coolly"
Hamlin Garland
"If they're upon the Pecan," puts in a third speaker, a tall, Lathy individual, in a green blanket coat, badly faded, "and anywhere near its mouth, we can't be more than five miles from them.
"The Lone Ranche"
Captain Mayne Reid
I think I see him now before me with his thin, erect, Lathy figure, his snub nose, and puckered-up face, wriggling and twisting himself about, in his desire to please his customers.
"Roughing it in the Bush"
Susanna Moodie

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