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spindly

/ˈspɪndli/

spindlyadjective

spindlier

Comp.

spindliest

Super.

/ˈspɪndli/

Translations

The spindly man struggled to lift the heavy box.

Худощавый мужчина с трудом поднимал тяжелую коробку.

The spindly legs of the chair looked fragile.

Тонкие ножки стула выглядели хрупкими.

The spindly tree swayed in the wind.

Долговязое дерево качалось на ветру.

Definitions

Long or tall and thin, often in a way that suggests weakness or fragility.

The spindly legs of the chair looked like they might break under too much weight.

Having long, thin, weak stems or growth, especially of plants that have grown in inadequate light or poor soil.

Without enough light, the basil seedlings became pale and spindly.

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