spindly

First spotted bounding across streets in Washington, the Seattle raccoon with an unusual, spindly shape and the scamper of a Tasmanian Devil has been seized on by the internet as a new hit meme.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

“He had notoriously spindly legs, I guess,” Nelsen said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026

And up on its sixth-story terrace you are above the rooftops of Harlem and can see, far to the south, Central Park and the cluster of spindly supertalls beyond.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

It’s a verdant thicket of spindly branches that towers over a straw-hatted man in the shadow below, no doubt seeking respite from the heat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025

The bungee jacket used the same lifters as the hoverstruts that held the spindly structures up.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

The species Dictyota dichotoma becomes a bundle of thick, tangled rhizomes, while Furcellaria fastigiata comprises spindlier, daintier strands that look like nerve endings.

From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2018

"I wouldn't kiss him to save his life," declared Frances; "he's got the spindliest legs I ever saw."

From Miss Minerva and William Green Hill by Frances Boyd Calhoun