twiggy

[ twig-ee ]

/ ˈtwɪg i /

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adjective, twig·gi·er, twig·gi·est.

of, relating to, or resembling twigs.

full of twigs.

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Origin of twiggy

First recorded in 1555–65; twig¹ + -y¹

Words nearby twiggy

twiddle one's thumbs, twig, twig blight, twig borer, twig girdler, twiggy, twilight, Twilight of the Gods, twilight sleep, twilight zone, twilit

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How to use twiggy in a sentence

This is called a twiggy fire, and it simulates the top burner in an oven.
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Prescribed burns burn at a lower intensity, eating up debris and twiggy materials but leaving bigger trees intact.
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Befittingly, Entertainment Weekly has styled Dunham as 60s supermodel Twiggy for their 2012 Entertainers of the Year photo shoot.
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There are many woody little, much branched, twiggy shrublets, which bristle all over with thorns and spines.
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The leaves are neat, thickly-arranged, and hoary, while the whole plant is twiggy and of strict though by no means formal growth.
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs|A. D. Webster
It is an old inhabitant of our gardens, and forms a somewhat erect, twiggy bush, of fully 10 feet in height.
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs|A. D. Webster
Tree moderately vigorous, round-headed, twiggy; shoots reddish; foliage rather dark.
American Pomology|J. A. Warder
The great branches stand off nearly at right angles to the trunk, and are bushy and twiggy at the ends.
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|Various

British Dictionary definitions for twiggy

twiggy

/ (ˈtwɪɡɪ) /

adjective -gier or -giest

of or relating to a twig or twigs

covered with twigs

slender or fragile

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twiggy

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