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spindly(dictionary)

spindly (iou)



spindly adjective. M17.
[from SPINDLE noun + -Y1.]
a. Of a plant: of a slender and weakly growth. M17.
E. O'Brien The pines were young and spindly.
b. Of growth: characterized by slimness and weakness. M19.
Long or tall and slender, thin and weak or insubstantial. E19.
B. Pym His..spindly jean-clad legs.