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Spiders are spindly little creatures.
A newborn foal's legs are often spindly.
The spindly tree stood tall in the forest, its thin branches reaching out in all directions.
No, it is not, despite the -LY ending. Spindly is an adjective, meaning slender, elongated, especially indicating a delicate or frail nature.
spindly
1. long and thin in a way that suggests a lack of strength. Ex: [ The legs of the chair looked too spindly to hold anyone's weight.Long and lean.
personification
the longhorn cow fish has long spindly horn and is kind of a greenish yellow colour.
It will become pale, and grow tall and spindly. This is known as etiolation. It will use up its stores of starch.
The yellow-crowned African crane
Larrikin love, meanwhile, boast a charming mess of influences: they have a surprisingly effective line in spindly white reggae.
Horses are built to run, with powerful muscles in the fore- and hind-quarters, long spindly legs, large lungs and a stout heart.