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stick-thin

stick-thin adjective: extremely thin, like a twig.

Adjective

stick-thin (comparative more stick-thin, superlative most stick-thin)

  1. Extremely thin, like a twig.
    Synonyms:
    pencil-thin

Synonyms of stick-thin

Forms of stick-thin

comparativemore stick-thin
superlativemost stick-thin

Questions about stick-thin

What does stick-thin mean?
Stick-thin means extremely thin, like a twig.
What part of speech is stick-thin?
Stick-thin is an adjective.

Words near stick-thin in the dictionary

  1. stick-nest rats
  2. stick-on
  3. stick-shaker
  4. stick-shakers
  5. stick-slip
  6. stick-thin
  7. stick-tight
  8. stick-tights
  9. stick-to-it-iveness
  10. stick-to-itiveness
  11. stick-to-itness

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