1. having no twigs; lacking small branches

Examples

• The twigless trunk stood stark against the winter sky.
• After the storm, many trees were left twigless and damaged.
• The old oak’s twigless lower branches created an eerie silhouette.
• Pruning left the shrub temporarily twigless but healthier.
• The twigless saplings looked vulnerable in the harsh wind.
• Ice storms often leave trees twigless and brittle.