stiltlike
On tall supports
Resembling stilts—the long poles used to elevate a walker above the ground.
Stiltlike legs are unusually long and thin: The heron picked its way through the marsh on stiltlike legs.
Stiltlike structures raise something high on slender supports: stiltlike pilings beneath the beach house.
Coastal bird species
- avocetCurved-bill wading bird
- flamingoPink wading bird
- heronLong-legged waterside bird
- egretWhite wading bird
crane · ibis · plover · sandpiper · spoonbill · wetland · marsh · wader
Tall and ungainly thin
- spindlyThin and fragile-looking
- ganglyAwkwardly tall and thin
- leggyHaving lengthy limbs
- toweringOf imposing height
stretched · attenuated · slender · thin · willowy · reedy · lengthy · extended
Lacking grace or ease
clumsy · unsteady · halting · mechanical · lurching · tottering · wobbly · precarious
shorebird
Coastal bird species
egret · crane · ibis · plover · sandpiper · spoonbill · wetland · marsh · wader · stalking
lanky
Tall and ungainly thin
towering · stretched · attenuated · slender · thin · willowy · reedy · lengthy · extended · beanpole
awkward
Lacking grace or ease
stiff · clumsy · unsteady · halting · mechanical · lurching · tottering · wobbly · precarious · labored
raised
Lifted higher up
elevated · perched · supported · platform · above-ground · hoisted · heightened · lofted · upraised · standing
stiltlikesquat
Crouching on bent legs
stubby · short-legged · stumpy · dumpy · low-slung
stiltlikegrounded
Stable and realistic
low-lying · stable · earthbound · flat-footed · close to the ground