spillerig

spindly (thin and long)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃpɪlərɪç/

Etymology

From Spille (“spindle”) + -ig. The former is a High as well as Low German variant of Spindel; from Middle High German spille and Middle Low German spille, from which latter also Spill (“capstan”). Eventually from Proto-West Germanic *spinnilu.

Synonyms

dünn

dürr

hager

knochig

mager

schmächtig

schmal

spindeldürr

zierlich

magersüchtig

Haut und Knochen

leptosom

klapperdürr

schmales Handtuch

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