spindly
UK/'spindli/US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Long, thin, and weak-looking; resembling a spindle.
细长的，纤弱的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedspindlroot
+
ycharacterized by
=spindly
Common Collocations
- 1.spindly legs细长的腿
- 2.spindly arms纤细的手臂
- 3.[spindly figure]瘦削的身形
- 4.[spindly branches]细弱的枝条
Example Sentences
- 1.
The spindly legs of the old chair looked like they might snap at any moment.
- 2.
A spindly sapling struggled to grow in the shadow of the tall oak trees.