英语词汇“spindly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	spindly
释义	Trends of spindly View usage for: spindly (spɪndli) Word forms: comparative spindlier, superlative spindliest adjective Something that is spindly is long and thin and looks very weak. I did have rather spindly legs. Synonyms: lanky, gangly, spidery, leggy More Synonyms of spindly spindly in British English (ˈspɪndlɪ) adjectiveWord forms: -dlier or -dliest tall, slender, and frail; attenuated spindly in American English (ˈspɪndli) adjectiveWord forms: ˈspindlier or ˈspindliest long or tall and very thin or slender, often so as to be or seem frail or weak Examples of 'spindly' in a sentence spindly On a pair of spindly legs a curved metallic sheet is twinkling proudly. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The family already knew the artist now famous for his tall spindly figures. Times, Sunday Times (2016) He has got those spindly legs. The Sun (2013) But with its bulbous shape and spindly telescopic legs, it did the job. Times, Sunday Times (2010) They can be small and round, or long and spindly. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Tall and spindly, it looked as though it could topple over at the slightest touch. The Sun (2012) The scale of indoor furniture cannot well be used out of doors; it will look spindly and thin. Page, Russell The Education of a Gardener (1994) When we first see him, his spindly frame is swathed in a purple and red silk dressing gown emblazoned with his name. Times, Sunday Times (2011) A You might find wedges more comfortable than a spindly heel. Times, Sunday Times (2007) A spindly heel could tip this look towards tacky, so stick to a wedge or chunky platform. Times, Sunday Times (2009) After seasons of ugly fashion shoes, now it's all about the elegant spindly heel. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Its spindly legs are so weak that, when required to walk, it can only crawl. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The result is they have'big bushy bottoms' and long spindly top branches. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Weak, spindly growth should also be cut out, particularly in the centre. Times, Sunday Times (2010) I adjust my binoculars for a better look, homing in on a graceful bystander as it raises a spindly leg into a knee bend. Times, Sunday Times (2016) So we brought in the spindly lemon tree that spends all summer soaking up the sun (and the traffic grime) on our porch. Times, Sunday Times (2014) I traversed a pinnacle, swearing and pleading, and came upon a spindly tree that was blowing smoke from the end of each branch. Times, Sunday Times (2007) (adjective) in the sense of lanky Definition tall, thin, and frail I did have rather spindly legs. Synonyms lanky He was six feet four, all lanky and leggy. gangly spidery leggy twiggy attenuated gangling a gangling teenager dressed in jeans and trainers spindle-shanked Additional synonyms in the sense of gangling Definition lanky and awkward in movement a gangling teenager dressed in jeans and trainers Synonyms awkward, skinny, angular, lanky, rangy, rawboned, loose-jointed, spindly, unco (Australian, slang) Nearby words of spindly spin doctor spin something out spindle spindly spine spine-chilling spineless Synonyms of 'spindly' spindly Explore 'spindly' in the dictionary
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