as in gaunt
being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed
spindly, underfed dogs roamed the poverty-stricken village
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Recent Examples of spindly
Anyone visiting the park will want to see the spindly hoodoos, striated in red, gold, and white.
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Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024
Known for their long, spindly legs, cellar spiders often create messy, cobweb-style webs in basements or crawlspaces.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
The sequel features some of the most effective scares of the entire series, as the aforementioned Valak lends itself to some truly terrifying sequences, and the spindly Crooked Man (Javier Botet) and unsettlingly mundane Bill Wilkins (Bob Adrian) provide variety to the thrills.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
The morning drive was quiet and scenic through hills dotted with creosote bushes, spiky cacti and spindly ocotillo plants leading up to Safford, the hometown of a good friend who got the hell out of there.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024
Known for their long, spindly legs, cellar spiders often create messy, cobweb-style webs in basements or crawlspaces.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
The sequel features some of the most effective scares of the entire series, as the aforementioned Valak lends itself to some truly terrifying sequences, and the spindly Crooked Man (Javier Botet) and unsettlingly mundane Bill Wilkins (Bob Adrian) provide variety to the thrills.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
The morning drive was quiet and scenic through hills dotted with creosote bushes, spiky cacti and spindly ocotillo plants leading up to Safford, the hometown of a good friend who got the hell out of there.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spindly
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Antonio ended up in intensive care at Dell’s Children's Medical Center and was gaunt, his blood coagulating.Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
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The hostages appeared gaunt in the disturbing black-and-white footage.Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2024
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Paige Gemma Skinny Jean Steal Swift’s gameday style with these faux leather skinny jeans from Paige.Averi Baudler, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Pairing them with skinny jeans, heels, and a wide-brimmed hat, anyone could fancy themselves Alexa Chung.Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 11 Dec. 2024
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The footage is grainy but effective, though most of the live track is played over still photos from the show, John shirtless under overalls and Lennon lanky and bespectacled.Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The lanky left-hander hurled six shutout innings in Game 6 of the 2021 World Series on the night the Atlanta Braves clinched the championship over the Houston Astros.Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Conventional toy cars used thin, rigid steel axles and rubber tires.George Petras, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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There’s never been a better long-form tool for exploring complex ideas than these rectangular objects made of thin wood slices (or imaginary bleeps and bloops on a Kindle).Vulture Editors, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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Lift your hips off the ground and place a block underneath your sacrum, the widest, boniest part of your pelvis.Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024
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Differences in Adult Bones That being said, some adults are bonier than others.Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
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The stars here, however, are the gangly, majestic pink flamingos feeding in estuary grasses.Alex Crevar, New York Times, 11 July 2024
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The reasons are partly anthropomorphic — these large, gangly birds are fiercely protective of their young, and the fathers stay behind to rear the chicks after the mothers fly on to central Mexico or some other wintering grounds.Krista Stevens, Longreads, 8 July 2024
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The tree has a full look, but is slender enough to fit comfortably anywhere in your home.Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2024
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These birds, which have been found primarily in southern South America, had slender bodies and unique locomotor adaptations for running, with the largest species being flightless.Newsweek, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Spindly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindly. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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