spindly

English

Etymology

From spindle +‎ -y.

Adjective

spindly (comparative spindlier, superlative spindliest)

1. Characteristic of a spindle; slender and of weak appearance.

   She has spindly legs.

Translations

of a spindle

• Bulgarian: вретеновиден (bg) (vretenoviden)
• Spanish: ahusado (es)

slender and of weak appearance

• French: grêle (fr), frêle (fr)
• German: dürr (de)
• Spanish: flacucho (es)