# spindeldürr

spindeldürr is a German adjective meaning “spindly”.

## In other languages

- Русский: худой как щепка, тощий как жердь

## Meanings

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

## Examples

- 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.
- Sie war spindeldürr. — She was as thin as a rail.
- Sie ist spindeldürr. — She's as thin as a rake.

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