Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling a twig or some aspect of one; thin and brittle.

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  • adjective thin as a twig

Etymologies

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twig +‎ -like

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Examples

  • His wedding ring rattled around loosely on his twiglike finger, secured only by the gnarled joint of his knuckle.

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  • He finally snaps off after nearly finishing my twiglike 4-weight rod.

    FLY FISHING WITH DARTH VADER MATT LABASH 2010

  • He smoothed the heavy maroon robes over his twiglike thighs as his gaze absently studied the dirt floor.

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  • Beige slacks with grease spots clung to the marbles of his knees, twiglike ankles rose stoically from oversized shoes, and tufts of white floss sprouted from various fertile spots on an otherwise smooth scalp.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • I have also been frightened by ultrathin, twiglike females running a cross-country course.

    Young Runners Marc Bloom 2009

  • Beige slacks with grease spots clung to the marbles of his knees, twiglike ankles rose stoically from oversized shoes, and tufts of white floss sprouted from various fertile spots on an otherwise smooth scalp.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • I glanced at the huge arrangement on the mantel: calla lilies and mimosa and something twiglike and vaguely Japanese-looking.

    Dreaming in French Megan McAndrew 2009

  • Beige slacks with grease spots clung to the marbles of his knees, twiglike ankles rose stoically from oversized shoes, and tufts of white floss sprouted from various fertile spots on an otherwise smooth scalp.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • I glanced at the huge arrangement on the mantel: calla lilies and mimosa and something twiglike and vaguely Japanese-looking.

    Dreaming in French Megan McAndrew 2009

  • I glanced at the huge arrangement on the mantel: calla lilies and mimosa and something twiglike and vaguely Japanese-looking.

    Dreaming in French Megan McAndrew 2009

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