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spindly

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Synonyms & Antonyms of spindly

being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed

spindly, underfed dogs roamed the poverty-stricken village

Synonyms for spindly

gangling,
gangly,
lanky,
rangy,
spindling

Words Related to spindly

angular,
bony
(also boney),
gaunt,
lank,
rawboned,
scraggy,
scrawny,
skinny

lean,
slender,
slim,
spare,
thin

racy,
reedy,
spidery,
stringy,
twiggy,
waspish,
weedy,
willowy,
wiry

spindle-legged,
spindle-shanked

Near Antonyms for spindly

beefy,
bulky,
chubby,
chunky,
heavyset,
pudgy,
squat,
stocky,
stout,
stubby,
stumpy,
sturdy,
thickset,
weighty

muscle-bound

corpulent,
fat,
fleshy,
full,
gross,
obese,
overweight,
plump,
portly,
roly-poly,
rotund,
round,
tubby

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“Spindly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindly. Accessed 26 Oct. 2021.

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The first known use of spindly was in 1651

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