Meanings

  1. spindly; as thin as a spindle; as thin as a rail, as thin as a rake

Examples

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Maria war spindeldürr, als ich sie kennenlernte.Mary was really skinny when I first met her.
Tom, du bist spindeldürr.Tom, you're as thin as a rake.
2 more examples
Sie war spindeldürr.She was as thin as a rail.
Sie ist spindeldürr.She's as thin as a rake.