spindly - use in sentences

Modifies a noun

  • leg: Firstly, there is the pretty Norman font with its spindly legs.
  • arm: Its spindly arms reach up to the ceiling like growing vines.
  • tree: What started as a spindly tree is now becoming a large bush.
  • growth: Specimens left un-pruned should be inspected for winter damage and any frosted or spindly growth removed.
  • wheel: A spider phaeton was a lighter version of a phaeton, having narrower, spindly wheels and two-seat accommodation.
  • specimen: On the skyline there are a few trees, small spindly specimens - were they beech or birch, perhaps?

Modifying Another Word

  • very: The leaves from the lower part of its branches have fallen giving it a very spindly look.
  • rather: The hedge had reached a height of around eight feet, and getting rather spindly around the edges.
  • too: The body was too spindly but the angles were captivating and graceful.
  • long: The physical appearance of the writing were long spindly characters formed in red ink.

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