twiggy

American  

[twig-ee] / ˈtwɪg i /

adjective

twiggier, twiggiest

1. of, relating to, or resembling twigs.

2. full of twigs.

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twiggy British  

/ ˈtwɪɡɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to a twig or twigs

2. covered with twigs

3. slender or fragile

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Etymology

Origin of twiggy

First recorded in 1555–65; twig ¹ + -y ¹

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Example Sentences

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twiggy

Weyerhaeuser trained an AI model to pore over drone footage and calculate seedling survival rates, which are typically obtained by sending foresters to count twiggy young trees in rugged or sweltering terrain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

Let them scramble over a “sort of geodesic dome,” he suggested, formed of twiggy branches “bent down into a half-bubble,” inspired by Clematis he saw grown that way in England.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024

They shed their limbs, become a drifting blob and morph into polyps, twiggy growths that attach to rocks or plants.

From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2022

Instead, the facility’s various chemicals and experiments transform Alec Holland into the green, leafy, twiggy Swamp Thing.

From The Verge ● May 31, 2019

Just then a hairy, twiggy figure burst from the scrub.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

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