spindly | Definition of spindly

Synonyms and Antonyms of spindly

being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed

spindly, underfed dogs roamed the poverty-stricken village

Synonyms of 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 of spindly

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

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