spindly
/'spindliɳ/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Long, thin, and often appearing weak or frail: Describes something that is unusually elongated and slender, typically suggesting a lack of strength or substance. It often implies a disproportionate or awkward thinness.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The plant grew spindly and pale because it didn't get enough sunlight.
- She had spindly legs that looked like they might buckle under any weight.
- The old chair was supported by spindly wooden legs.
Advanced Usage
- Descriptive Use: Often used to describe plants, limbs (arms, legs), or structural supports (like chair or table legs) that are excessively long and thin, conveying fragility.
- The spindly branches of the willow tree swayed in the wind.
Variants and Related Words
- Spindle (noun): A slender rounded rod with tapered ends, often used in spinning, or something shaped like this.
- Thread is wound around a spindle.
- Spindling (adjective): An alternative, less common form meaning the same as "spindly."
Synonyms
- Lanky: Tall and thin in an ungraceful way (often used for people).
- Gangly: Tall, thin, and awkward in movement.
- Reedy: Thin and tall like a reed; slender.
- Willowy: Tall, slender, and graceful (often a more positive connotation than "spindly").
Antonyms
- Sturdy: Strongly and solidly built.
- Stocky: Broad and sturdily built.
- Robust: Strong and healthy; vigorous.
Adjective
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long and lean
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