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spindliest

spindliest is the superlative form of spindly.

Meaning of spindly

Adjective

spindly (comparative spindlier, superlative spindliest)

  1. Characteristic of a spindle; slender and of weak appearance.
    • Near-synonym: twiggy
    Synonyms:
    twiggy

Questions about spindliest

What is spindliest the superlative form of?
Spindliest is the superlative form of spindly.

Words near spindliest in the dictionary

  1. spindlewood
  2. spindlework
  3. spindleworm
  4. spindleworms
  5. spindlier
  6. spindliest
  7. spindliness
  8. spindling
  9. spindlings
  10. spindly
  11. spindoctor

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spindliest (page history and authors); spindly (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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