spindly

/'spindliɳ/

Thân thiện

The spindly legs of the newborn foal wobbled as it stood.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. long and lean

Từ đồng nghĩa

• lank