twiggy

adjective

Definition of twiggynext
as in wiry

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Recent Examples of twiggy Prune away small twiggy growth and dead, diseased, or crossing canes. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2026 Remove any twiggy branches that are thinner than a pencil, branches that cross each other, and all dead or diseased branches. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 July 2026 Their twiggy legs and bony frames exposed in bathing suits, the kids do indeed look extra vulnerable within the film’s savage landscape. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 25 May 2026 Choose Rustic Materials Wood structures and twiggy supports throughout the garden give it a timeless charm. — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Apr. 2026 All types of roses, except climbing varieties, can be pruned to remove long canes, dead or declining portions and twiggy growths. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twiggy
  1. wiry
  2. willowy
  3. weedy
  4. spidery
  5. reedy
  6. stringy
  7. waspish
  8. lean
Adjective
  • Coaches and scouts suggested the young and wiry Martínez might never develop into a pitcher as successful as his brother Ramon, but Claire did not fault them.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The stems are thin and wiry, and there are often multiple stems branching near the base.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of wiry
Adjective
  • However, the primary reason for these willowy airfoils is entirely practical.
    — David Szondy August 04, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Cosmos Cosmos help create an ethereal-looking garden, thanks to their long, willowy stems and bright, fluffy blooms that come in dozens of vibrant colors, from rich chocolate cosmos to delicate ‘Apricotta’ tones.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 8 July 2026
Definition of willowy
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  • Yvette opens the door to Pizza City’s lone toilet, engulfing them in a bouquet of Pine-Sol and damp cinderblock and the earthier smell of the small weedy lot where the bathroom’s rear wall ought to be.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Jeon-Gi lives with his Korean family in Building A, scrapping with kids from other immigrant families in a weedy playground.
    — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
Definition of weedy
Adjective
  • The original model walked with a spidery cat-eye that would have been considered bold.
    — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Pelargonium 'Graffiti White' is a heat-loving selection with spidery white flowers on a plant that grows 14 inches tall.
    — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2022
Definition of spidery
Adjective
  • The nerdiness of her team’s approach, and the general scrappiness of the entire department under the leadership of the reedy Noda, gives the movie a sweet but sad spirit of resilience in the face of terrible odds.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The prosecutor, Johann Frischman, laid out, in a reedy voice, the criminal complaint.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of reedy
Adjective
  • Members arrived dressed in a version of church clothes — men in crisp button-downs and stringy black ties, women in long swishy cotton skirts.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
  • After blasting apart the woman and an infected farmer, their bodies fuse together with stringy tendrils from inside each of them.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of stringy
Adjective
  • After some increasingly waspish bickering between Aleida and Irina, the group manages to agree once more on the importance of the Space Elevator and Titan mission succeeding unaffected by the ongoing protests.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Spitting Image has delivered a typically waspish response after Deadline revealed this week that the show had been served with a lawsuit by the owners of Paddington Bear.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Definition of waspish
Adjective
  • For this leaner, meaner Deafheaven, stylistic variety takes a backseat to speed and chaos, and when properly executed, subtle melodic or rhythmic tweaks wield the heft of the more tectonic transitions in the band’s defining songs.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Sportfishing boats are catching thousands of yellowfin tuna after two lean years, but the fishery is far quieter than during the 2014-15 marine heat wave.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
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“Twiggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twiggy. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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