Twiglike
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Resembling a twig or some aspect of one; thin and brittle.
Lean
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: slim; not fleshy.having little fat.Having little extra or little to spare.Of a fuel-air mixture, having more air than is necessary to burn all of the fuel; more air- or oxygen- rich than necessary for a stoichiometric reaction.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To hang outwards.To press against.
Example sentence: Laws, like houses, lean on one another.