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weedy

[wee-dee] / ˈwi di /
ADJECTIVE
thin
Synonyms
WEAK
all skin and bones angular attenuate attenuated beanpole beanstalk bony cadaverous delicate emaciated ethereal featherweight fleshless fragile gangling gangly gaunt haggard lank lanky lean lightweight meager narrow peaked pinched pole puny rangy rarefied rawboned reedy rickety scraggy scrawny shadow shriveled skeletal skinny slender slight slim slinky small spare spindly stalky starved stick stilt subtle thin as a rail threadlike twiggy twiglike undernourished underweight wan wasted wizened

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On a recent Sunday morning, in the weedy parking lot of a strip mall in Wayne, N.J.,

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Brown spots, weedy spots, soggy areas and excessive water on the sidewalk or driveway are all signs of an irrigation system that may need attention.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024

These actions can help ensure their regeneration while decreasing dominance of weedy understory species.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2024

Their masquerade is likely why they don’t have the same leaf-shaped camouflage appendages the leafy seadragon and common or weedy seadragon use to blend in.

From National Geographic • Feb. 7, 2024

More and more of Brangwain Spurge could be seen—the weedy arms, a spherical box clutched to his chest.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin