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   spindly

   /ˈspɪndli/

   adjective

   • 1. long or tall and thin: "spindly arms and legs" Similar tallthinskinnyleanlankyspareganglingganglyscrawnyscraggybonysize-zeroraw-bonedgawkyrangyangularinformal:weedydated:spindle-shankedOpposite stockyfatthickset
   • ▪ weak or insubstantial in construction: "spindly chairs" Similar ricketyflimsywobblyshakyfragilefrailinsubstantial

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   What does a spindle mean?

   • A spindle is a slim wooden rod used to spin wool, and spindly essentially means "like a spindle." You can use it to describe a skinny person's long, thin limbs, like a young ballerina's spindly arms or the spindly legs of an elementary school basketball team.

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   What does spindly mean?

   • The spindly tops of the trees pointed heavenward with the rigidity of church spires. She was such a mite of a child, hardly more than eight or nine, if judged from the size of the spindly, undeveloped figure. Spindly definition: long or tall, thin, and usually frail. See examples of SPINDLY used in a sentence.

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   Are spindly scales really stealthy?

   • Sparse, spindly scales overlaying a see-through wing membrane with antireflective properties help make these insects so stealthy, researchers report in the May issue of the Journal of Experimental Biology. You go to the next one, and it’s a little spindly plant, and you think, “Well, this is going to be a waste of time.”

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   Spindly means long or tall and thin, and looking weak. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences, and see how it is pronounced and translated in different languages.

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   Spindly definition: long or tall, thin, and usually frail. See examples of SPINDLY used in a sentence.

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   The meaning of SPINDLY is of a disproportionately tall or long and thin appearance that often suggests physical weakness. How to use spindly in a sentence.

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   Spindly means long and thin and looks very weak. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences, see synonyms and word frequency, and explore related terms and questions.

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   Define spindly. spindly synonyms, spindly pronunciation, spindly translation, English dictionary definition of spindly. adj. spin·dli·er , spin·dli·est Slender and elongated, especially in a way that suggests weakness.

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   Spindly means long or tall and thin, and looking weak. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in other languages.

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   Use the adjective spindly for people or objects that are thin and lanky. A newborn foal looks so vulnerable, with its spindly legs, but it's almost immediately able to stand up and walk.