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spillerig.

spindly (thin and long)

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˈʃpɪlərɪç/[ˈʃpɪləʁɪç]/ˈʃpɪlərɪk/
  1. spindly (thin and long)

    regional
Where this word comes from

From Spille (“spindle”) + -ig. The former is a High as well as Low German variant of Spindel; from Middle High German spille and Middle Low German spille, from which latter also Spill (“capstan”). Eventually from Proto-West Germanic *spinnilu.

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