twiggy

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adjective

Having many twigs.

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twiglikethinlean
OriginEnglish twig ← Middle English twig ← Old English twiġ →
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Meanings

adjectivetwiggy (comparative twiggier, superlative twiggiest)

comparative twiggier · superlative twiggiest

  1. Having many twigs.
  2. Thin and angular.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivethin as a twig

Similar
twiglikethinlean
Also see
multibranchedspindlythintwiglike

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dwigʰom
  4. Proto-Germanic*twīgą
  5. Proto-West Germanic*twīg
  6. Old Englishtwiġ
  7. Middle Englishtwig
  8. Englishtwig
  9. Englishtwiggy

From twig + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with twiggy

ziggyjiggybiggyfiggydighipiggy wiggy
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APA

twiggy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twiggy

MLA

“twiggy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twiggy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twiggy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twiggy.

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