spindly
adjective
spin·dly
ˈspin(d)-lē 
ˈspin-dᵊl-ē
spindlier; spindliest
1
: of a disproportionately tall or long and thin appearance that often suggests physical weakness
spindly legs
2
: frail or flimsy in appearance or structure
a spindly tower
Examples of spindly in a Sentence
spindly, underfed dogs roamed the poverty-stricken village
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Ringed by mountains and a bald expanse of Arizona desert, red and yellow cranes cast spindly shadows over the cubic skeletons of what will become multistory buildings.
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Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
Try a bottle of La Tomato ($19.95, though quite a bit more with shipping), from the Japanese distillery Godo Shusei Co, an ice-clear concoction made with fresh tomato juice; its vegetal sweetness will sing when poured into spindly, garden-green cordial glasses from Ferm Living ($69 for four).
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
The brilliant multidisciplinary artist and her husband, Bill Miller, a former vice president at Morgan Stanley, were holding court at a spindly cocktail table.
—Helen Holmes, ARTnews.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Both have spindly legs, two working rotary knobs on the front for volume and channels and a power button on top.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
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Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
Try a bottle of La Tomato ($19.95, though quite a bit more with shipping), from the Japanese distillery Godo Shusei Co, an ice-clear concoction made with fresh tomato juice; its vegetal sweetness will sing when poured into spindly, garden-green cordial glasses from Ferm Living ($69 for four).
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
The brilliant multidisciplinary artist and her husband, Bill Miller, a former vice president at Morgan Stanley, were holding court at a spindly cocktail table.
—Helen Holmes, ARTnews.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Both have spindly legs, two working rotary knobs on the front for volume and channels and a power button on top.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
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spindly
adjective
spin·dly
ˈspin-(d)lē
-dᵊl-ē
spindlier; spindliest
: of a tall or long and thin appearance that often suggests physical weakness
spindly legs
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