spindly

adj., -dli·er, -dli·est.
Slender and elongated, especially in a way that suggests weakness.

adjective

Tall, thin, and awkwardly built: gangling, gangly, lanky, rangy, spindling. See fat/thin.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: long and lean
  Synonym: lank

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lang og tynd, ranglet, spinkel

Nederlands (Dutch)
extra lang (en dun)

Français (French)
adj. - haut et dégarni, grêle

Deutsch (German)
adj. - spindeldürr

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ψηλόλιγνος

Italiano (Italian)
alto e magro

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - delgado

Русский (Russian)
хилый, длинный и тонкий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - larguirucho, zanguilargo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lång och smal, spinkig, skranglig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
纺锤形的, 细长的, 外表单薄的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 紡錘形的, 細長的, 外表單薄的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 가냘픈, 허약한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ひょろ長い, 虚弱な, きゃしゃな, 細長い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) نحيف (الساقين)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דק, צנום, ארוך‬

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