pindling

adjective

pin·​dling

ˈpind(ᵊ)lə̇n,

-liŋ,

ˈpin(ᵊ)lə̇n

1

dialectal : puny, delicate, frail

one … pindling little girl

—Della Lutes

2

dialectal : peevish, fretful

Word History

Etymology

perhaps alteration of spindling

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