Associations to the word «Spindly»

Wiktionary

SPINDLY, adjective. Characteristic of a spindle; slender and of weak appearance.

Dictionary definition

SPINDLY, adjective. Long and lean.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats