ひょろ長ながい

i-adjective

long and thin; lanky; spindly

Describes something that is tall and slender, often with a connotation of weakness or lack of sturdiness. Commonly used for people, limbs, plants, or objects.

• 彼かれはひょろ長ながい体からだつきをしている。

  He has a lanky build.

• ひょろ長ながい茎くきが風かぜに揺ゆれている。

  The spindly stalk is swaying in the wind.