spindle-legged

adjective

Definition of spindle-leggednext
as in spindle-shanked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spindle-legged
  1. weedy
  2. wiry
  3. willowy
  4. spidery
  5. waspish
Adjective
  • Fire is a natural part of ecosystems in the Southeast, often burning through weedy shrubs and enabling native plants to grow without as much competition.
    — Kiley Price, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Then, prune overgrown trees and shrubs, trim tall grasses and weedy areas, mow regularly to keep your lawn cut close, and consider calling a chimney sweep to clean out your chimney.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
Definition of weedy
Adjective
  • One was a short, funny, wiry kid named Ernie, who had grand theft auto on his résumé.
    — Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The wiry and intense physicality that Benesch brought to her role as a newbie schoolteacher in The Teachers’ Lounge — a kind of frankness and presence that’s evident too in her mostly deskbound role in September 5 — finds new depths in her Late Shift performance.
    — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Definition of wiry
Adjective
  • Only two bodies remain still: Ferran’s, in one corner of the platform, and that of a young man (Jabez Sykes) diagonally across from her, tall and willowy and pale — two statues that seem moonlit while the rest of the world writhes and sweats around them.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Michelle Troconis, the 49-year-old Venezuelan socialite who was convicted on Friday for conspiracy to commit murder, is tall, willowy, and as beautiful as a newscaster.
    — Rich Cohen, airmail.news, 2 Mar. 2024
Definition of willowy
Adjective
  • The original model walked with a spidery cat-eye that would have been considered bold.
    — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 2 Feb. 2025
  • With spidery legs and a chunky profile, the module, dubbed Spider, was all function, no form — the ideal machine to land on the moon.
    — Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2019
Definition of spidery
Adjective
  • The book brings to life characters such as the waspish U.S. Army general Joseph Stilwell and the eccentric U.S. ambassador Patrick Hurley.
    — Richard Bernstein, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2014
  • Among the waspish regulars of the Algonquin Round Table, Robert Benchley cut a relatively docile figure.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 11 May 2022
Definition of waspish
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“Spindle-legged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindle-legged. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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