spindly
spindly
Definition
spin·dly (spind′lē)
adjective -·dli·er, -·dli·est
long or tall and very thin or slender, often so as to be or seem frail or weak
spindly
Usage Examples
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.
Browse dictionary entries near spindly
- spindling
- spindlelegs
- spindle tree
- spindle-legged
- spindle
- spinal cord
- spinal column
- spinal canal
- spinal anesthesia
- spinal
- spindrift
- spine
- spine-tingling
- spinel
- spineless
- spinescent
- spinet
- spiniferous
- spinifex
- spininess
