weedy
Thin and spindly
Weedy describes something overgrown with or resembling weeds, or a place where weeds thrive: The weedy lot hadn't been mowed in months.
Applied to people, weedy suggests someone thin and weak-looking, lacking physical robustness—a usage more common in British English: a weedy teenager who avoided sports.
The word can also characterize something of poor quality or lacking substance, much like weeds themselves are unwanted plants of little value.
Excessively covered in vegetation
- unkemptUntidy in appearance
- untendedNot looked after
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
straggly · rank · choked · uncut · unmowed · untrimmed · matted · scrubby
Very thin, underweight
- thinSmall in diameter
- lankyTall and ungainly thin
- ganglyAwkwardly tall and thin
- spindlyThin and fragile-looking
slight · puny · undersized · underdeveloped · beanpole · stringy · reedy · gawky
Hostile and confrontational
- kudzuAggressive Asian climbing plant
- non-nativeNot indigenous here
- encroachingGradually intruding on territory
- noxiousHarmful, especially when inhaled
unwanted · prolific · fast-growing · hardy · persistent · troublesome · pest · dandelion
overgrown
Excessively covered in vegetation
wild · straggly · rank · choked · uncut · unmowed · untrimmed · matted · scrubby · messy
skinny
Very thin, underweight
spindly · slight · puny · undersized · underdeveloped · beanpole · stringy · reedy · gawky · awkward
aggressive
Hostile and confrontational
- kudzuAggressive Asian climbing plant
- non-nativeNot indigenous here
- encroachingGradually intruding on territory
noxious · unwanted · prolific · fast-growing · hardy · persistent · troublesome · pest · dandelion · bindweed
abandoned
Left behind completely
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
decayed · desolate · disused · unattended · ruined · shabby · decrepit · forlorn · vacant · deserted
weedymanicured
Carefully trimmed and tended
weedless · immaculate · cultivated · well-maintained · pristine
- weed outRemove unwanted elements
- grow like a weedExpand with startling speed
- weed killerChemical destroying unwanted plants
- weed whackerHandheld lawn edging tool
- noxious weedHarmful plant requiring control
- weed eaterMotorized lawn edging tool
weed, weeds, weeding, weedier, weediest, weedless, weeder, weedlike, weediness