spindly
pronunciation
How to pronounce spindly in British English:
UK [ˈspɪndli]
How to pronounce spindly in American English:
US [ˈspɪndli]
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- Adjective:
- long and lean
Word Origin
- spindly (adj.)
- 1650s, from spindle + -y (2). Related: Spindliness.
Example
- 1. Spindly fingers stretch toward me .
- 2. There are a dozen conical thatched huts and a clutch of spindly thorn trees .
- 3. It has spindly fibers that protrude from the atomic vertices like spokes , and they interfere with crystallization .
- 4. Few physical traces of the past remain , though near the riverfront there is now a modern re-creation of what the ancient city looked like , with its spindly stacked houses on stilts , fashioned in concrete to look like wood , and housing crowded noodle shops and stores selling knickknacks .