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comparative stalkier, superlative stalkiest
Long and thin, like a stalk of a plant. quotations examples
I peeped between the stalky parts of the Lindsays’ lilacs.
1942, Emily Carr, “From Carr Street to James’ Bay”, in The Book of Small
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).
2008 May 8, Mike Albo, “Backstage All-Access Passwear”, in New York Times
Of a plant, having stalks. examples
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a stalker; seeming to hunt or covertly follow a person. examples