Weedy synonyms and antonyms

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angular
Bony and lean; gaunt:
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bony
With little flesh; skinny, thin
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fleshless
Without flesh, lacking flesh.
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gaunt
The definition of gaunt is looking thin, bony or sickly.
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lank
(Of hair) Straight and flat; thin and limp. (often associated with being greasy)
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lanky
(Informal) Somewhat lank; tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.
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lean
Containing little fat or less fat relative to a standard:
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meager
Of poor quality or small amount; not full or rich; inadequate
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rawboned
(Of a person) thin and bony, having prominent bones, rugged but not necessarily handsome
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scrawny
Stunted or straggly:
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skinny
Without much flesh; very thin
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slender
Of little force or validity; having slight foundation; feeble
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slim
Small in amount, degree, or extent; slight; scant; meager
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spare
Not elaborate or ornate; simple:
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thin
Watery:
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twiggy
Resembling a twig or twigs, as in slenderness or fragility.
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all skin and bones
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thin as a rail
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fat (related)
Having much fat in relation to lean
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scraggy
Bony and lean:
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boney
Alternative spelling of bony.
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underweight
Weighing less than is normal, healthy, or required.
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weedless (antonym)
Lacking weeds
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boggy (related)
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swampy (related)
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muddy (related)
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scrubby (related)
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reedy (related)
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tussocky (related)
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straggly (related)
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Weedy Sentence Examples

  • A large family, varying much in character, often weedy, but of easy culture in ordinary soil.

  • The man standing in the weedy area of the lot was tall and thick, dressed in a trench coat, black clothing and heavy boots.

  • Daily the beans saw me come to their rescue armed with a hoe, and thin the ranks of their enemies, filling up the trenches with weedy dead.

  • Free-growing but rather weedy ranunculaceous plants, in many cases having elegantly cut foliage.

  • The coconut was barely detectable, the glaze a little thin and weedy, and the biscuits on the side seemed a bland afterthought.

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