Pindling
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Spindling; ‘peaked’; delicate; unhealthy.
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adjective.
frail
,
delicate
adjective.
fretful
Word Usage
"On the religious side all that they have had is the occasional itinerant preacher, thundering at them of the wrath of God; and on the cultural what Aunt Dalmanutha calls the "pindling" district school."
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
dwindling
kindling
rekindling
swindling
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
cramped
dinky
exiguous
fretful
half-pint