weedy

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I was growing up tall and weedy, and most like my strength went into that.

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  1. adjective Full of or consisting of weeds: a weedy lawn.
  2. adjective Resembling or characteristic of a weed: a weedy plant.
  3. adjective Of a scrawny build; spindly or gawky.

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  • Their facades are cracked; their rooflines sag; the putting greens are weedy, the swimming pools filmed with mold. —  muller 10 fixed
  • It wasn't tall and weedy, the way you might see it out in the country. —  Rebecca York - Beyond Control
  • Often roads provide access for "weedy" ones that negatively impact other species-such as creating access for edge birds to invade and attack interior forest species. —  CounterPunch
  • If you considered the stock GT-R's 480bhp and 434lb ft to be a touch weedy, the SpecV gets a bit of extra power, too: the 3. 8-litre V6 has been treated to a new high gear boost control device which briefly increases pressure to the twin turbos for extra torque at high speeds. —  BBC TopGear: Cars and Autos News
  • Our prayer is that Wellfleet be never yuppified, and that it remain ramshackle, weather-beaten, weedy, and perfectly imperfect. —  Maggie's Farm
 

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