About The Word Slim
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Slim
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What's The Definition Of Slim?
[adj] being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street"
[adj] small in quantity; "slender wages"; "a slim chance of winning"; "a small surplus" [v] take off weight Synonyms | Synonyms for Slim: lean | little | lose weight | melt off | reduce | slender | slenderize | slight | slim down | small | thin | thin Related Terms | Find terms related to Slim: See Also | change state | sweat off | turn Slim In Webster's Dictionary \Slim\, a. [Compar. {Slimmer}; superl. {Slimmest}.]
[Formerly, bad, worthless, weak, slight, awry, fr. D. slim;
akin to G. schlimm, MHG. slimp oblique, awry; of uncertain
origin. The meaning of the English word seems to have been
influenced by slender.]
1. Worthless; bad. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
2. Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument.
``That was a slim excuse.'' --Barrow.
3. Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height
or length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree.
--Grose.
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