What is another word for spindly?
Pronunciation:
[ spˈɪndli], [ spˈɪndli], [ s_p_ˈɪ_n_d_l_i]
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Synonyms for Spindly:
adj.
• all (adjective) • gangling (adjective) • lank (adjective)- thin as a rail,
- Fleshless,
- more fleshless,
- all skin and bones,
- thin as rail,
- all skin bones,
- most fleshless.
- more beanstalk,
- most beanpole,
- most broomstick,
- stilt,
- more broomstick,
- most attenuated,
- more attenuated,
- stilter,
- more beanpole,
- more extenuated,
- stiltest,
- most extenuated,
- scraggier,
- most beanstalk.
n.
• lean (noun)- lean.
Other synonyms:
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- gangly.
- frail,
- emaciated,
- tottering,
- rare,
- dilapidated,
- axis,
- withered,
- rawboned,
- spare,
- arbour,
- wispy,
- gracile,
- cadaverous,
- spidery,
- shaft,
- meager,
- underfed,
- rickety,
- arbor,
- vulnerable,
- puny,
- pinched,
- flimsy,
- shrivelled,
- rocky,
- wasted,
- slight,
- unsteady,
- slender,
- spindle,
- Lathy,
- gaunt,
- scrawny,
- undersized,
- fine,
- pivot,
- meagre,
- skeletal,
- tottery,
- shaky,
- friable,
- mandrel,
- tenuous,
- sparse,
- groggy,
- shrunken,
- bower,
- fragile,
- flat,
- brittle,
- underweight,
- wobbly,
- bony,
- hollow-cheeked,
- Teetering,
- doddering,
- flat-chested,
- tumbledown,
- haggard,
- insubstantial,
- slim,
- pergola,
- Ricketish,
- mandril,
- thinner,
- gawky,
- narrow,
- tall,
- delicate,
- axle,
- starved,
- skinny,
- elongate,
- ramshackle,
- Raw-boned,
- elongated,
- light,
- breakable,
- crumbly.
How to use "Spindly" in context?
After following a strict diet and exercising regimen for months, Regina was proud of her slender physique. But after catching a glimpse of herself in the mirror, Regina was shocked to see that her body had changed - her muscles had swollen, her waist had expanded and her skin was sleek and tan. Regina wondered if her strict diet and exercise regimen was the cause of her newfound spindly physique, or if she had simply gained muscle and lost fat without realizing it. After all, Regina's body had become noticeably spindly after following a restrictive diet and rigorous exercise regimen for months.
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