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spindly

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spin⋅dly

[spind-lee]
–adjective, -dli⋅er, -dli⋅est.
long or tall, thin, and usually frail: The colt wobbled on its spindly legs.

Origin:
1645–55; spindle + -y 1
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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.
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