All spindly synonyms
spin·dly
S s adjective spindly
- weak — not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
- forceless — Without force.
- weedy — full of or abounding in weeds.
- fleshless — Without flesh, lacking flesh.
- frail — having delicate health; not robust; weak: My grandfather is rather frail now.
adj spindly
- lanky — ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt: a very tall and lanky man.
- broomstick — A broomstick is an old-fashioned broom which has a bunch of small sticks at the end.
- impuissant — lacking strength; feeble; weak.
- gristly — resembling or containing gristle; cartilaginous.
- gangling — to move awkwardly or ungracefully: A tall, stiff-jointed man gangled past.
- gangly — gangling.
- beanstalk — the stem of a bean plant
- long-legged — having long legs
- leggy — having awkwardly long legs.
- featherweight — a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a bantamweight and a lightweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 126 pounds (57 kg).
- lank — (of plants) unduly long and slender: lank grass; lank, leafless trees.