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weak
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spin⋅dly
/
ˈspɪnd
li
/
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[
spind
-lee
]
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–adjective,
-dli⋅er,
-dli⋅est.
long or tall, thin, and usually frail:
The colt wobbled on its spindly legs.
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Origin:
1645–55;
spindle
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spin·dly
(spĭnd'lē)
adj.
spin·dli·er
,
spin·dli·est
Slender and elongated, especially in a way that suggests weakness.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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