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Meaning of the word spindly in English

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spindly

US /ˈspɪnd.li/
UK /ˈspɪnd.li/
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Adjective

1.

long and thin and usually weak

Example:
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The young tree had a few spindly branches.
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She had long, spindly fingers.
Synonym:
ganglylankyscrawnythinweedy
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