adverb
Mimetic adverb describing a person or thing that is tall, slender, and often somewhat awkward or gangly in appearance. Used with verbs like している or 伸びる.
彼はひょろっとしていて、バスケットボール選手みたいだ。
He is tall and lanky, like a basketball player.
ひょろっと伸びた茎が風に揺れている
The spindly stem is swaying in the wind.