Twiggy
(adjective)
- Thin, slender and delicate.
- Resembling or resembling a twig.
Origin:
From the word "twig" meaning a small thin branch of a tree or shrub.
Examples:
- She had a twiggy figure, with long thin arms and legs.
- The tree had twiggy branches that could not support the weight of the fruit.
- The twiggy plant needed support to stand upright.
- The twiggy legs of the chair made it unstable.
- She had a twiggy appearance, looking fragile and delicate.