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   Spin·dly

   /ˈspin(d)lē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or limb) long or tall and thin: "spindly arms and legs" Similar tallthinskinnyleanlankyspareganglingganglyscrawnyscragglybonysize-zerorawbonedgawkyrangyangularinformal:weedydated:spindle-shankedOpposite stockyfatthickset
   • ▪ (of a thing) thin and weak or insubstantial in construction: "spindly chairs" Similar ricketyflimsywobblyshakyfragilefrailinsubstantial

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   What is another word for spindly?

   • Spindly: being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed. Synonyms: gangling, gangly, lanky… Find the right word.

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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 in a sentence?

   • loading examples... 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.

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   What does it mean if a person is spindly?

   • 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. A spindle is a slim wooden rod used to spin wool, and spindly essentially means "like a spindle."

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   spindly: 1 adj long and lean Synonyms: lank lean , thin lacking excess flesh

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   Synonyms for SPINDLY: gaunt, skinny, lanky, thin, gangling, bony, gangly, slender; Antonyms of SPINDLY: stubby, stumpy, stocky, bulky, pudgy, sturdy, chubby, beefy

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   3 days ago · Tall, slender, and frail; attenuated.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   What does the adjective spindly mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective spindly. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

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   Spindly definition: Slender and elongated, especially in a way that suggests weakness.

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