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twiggy

[ twig-ee ]

adjective

twiggier, twiggiest.
  1. of, relating to, or resembling twigs. twig.
  2. full of twigs. twig.


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adjective

  1. of or relating to a twig or twigs
  2. covered with twigs
  3. slender or fragile
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of twiggy1

First recorded in 1555–65; twig 1 + -y 1
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Let them scramble over a “sort of geodesic dome,†he suggested, formed of twiggy branches “bent down into a half-bubble,†inspired by Clematis he saw grown that way in England.

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The floral arrangements atop the mantelpiece mirror the artistic display on the ottoman below, featuring generous swathes of twiggy sprays that cascade from the vase, while rich reds, oranges and yellows create an autumnal bouquet.

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Pekar and his colleagues did a high-tech analysis of the tree pattern — those two big limbs, then that explosion of twiggy stems from each — and concluded that the virus probably entered humans multiple times.

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Dried leaves, twiggy trimmings and even paper or cardboard will do.

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They shed their limbs, become a drifting blob and morph into polyps, twiggy growths that attach to rocks or plants.

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