spindly

About 0.25 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

   She has spindly legs.

Similar words

thin lank lean spindling spindlelike spidery spiny spindle-shanked spinely twiglike

Often followed by

legs and arms trees little growth branches tree fingers

Word family

spindlier spindliest