Synonyms for "spindly" (46 found)

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Closest matches (10)

bonydilapidateddodderingflatflat-chestedfleshlessganglingganglygauntgawky

Strong matches (13)

groggylanklankyleanlean-fleshedlean-lookingmeagerramshacklerangyrawbonedricketishrickety

Adjective(1 words)

lank

Related words (23)

rockyscraggyscrawnyshakyskeletalskinnysparespideryspindlingteeteringteeterythinthin-belliedthin-fleshedtotteringtotterytumbledowntwiggyundersizedunderweight

Show 3 more words

unsteadyweakwobbly

Related word relations

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3 relation types

derived from

1 entries

spindle

related to

3 entries

slenderspindleweak

similar

3 entries

leanthin

Translations

9 translations across 5 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries

• вретеновиден adj (of a spindle)

French

2 entries

• frêle adj (slender and of weak appearance)
• grêle adj (slender and of weak appearance)

German

1 entries

• dürr adj (slender and of weak appearance)

Polish

3 entries

• patykowaty adj (slender and of weak appearance)
• wiotki adj (slender and of weak appearance)
• wrzecionowaty adj (of a spindle)

Spanish

2 entries

• ahusado adj (of a spindle)
• flacucho adj (slender and of weak appearance)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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She has spindly legs.

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