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spindly

[ spind-lee ]

adjective

spindlier, spindliest.
  1. long or tall, thin, and usually frail:

    The colt wobbled on its spindly legs.



spindly

/ ˈ²õ±èɪ²Ô»å±ôɪ /

adjective

  1. tall, slender, and frail; attenuated
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of spindly1

First recorded in 1645–55; spindle + -y 1
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That’s because the twisty, spindly room centerpiece with large, pointy, deep green leaves is no ordinary tree.

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From one specimen’s spindly leg dangled a handwritten tag bearing the year of its death: 1917.

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But a few Decembers ago, its branches turned into spindly things where spikes grew instead of leaves.

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When Charlie Brown joyfully returns to his friends with the spindly little tree, the gang ridicules his choice.

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It was a warm October evening and the swaths of black mustard weed on the trail had completely dried up, leaving the towering stalks spindly and bare.

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