Slimly

Slimly
Slimly Slim"ly, adv. In a state of slimness; in a slim manner; slenderly. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • slimly — adverb In a slim manner We were slimly staffed yesterday …   Wiktionary

  • slimly — adverb see slim I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • slimly — See slim. * * * …   Universalium

  • slimly — adv. in a slim manner, thinly, slenderly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • slimly — slim·ly …   English syllables

  • slimly — adverb in a slim or slender manner a slenderly built woman slightly built • Syn: ↑slenderly, ↑slightly • Derived from adjective: ↑slight (for: ↑slightly) …   Useful english dictionary

  • slim — slimly, adv. slimness, n. /slim/, adj., slimmer, slimmest, v., slimmed, slimming, n. adj. 1. slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure. 2. poor or inferior: a slim chance; a slim excuse. 3. small or inconsiderable; meager; scanty …   Universalium

  • slenderly — adverb 1. in a slim or slender manner a slenderly built woman slightly built • Syn: ↑slimly, ↑slightly • Derived from adjective: ↑slight (for: ↑slig …   Useful english dictionary

  • slightly — adverb 1. to a small degree or extent (Freq. 26) his arguments were somewhat self contradictory the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other • Syn: ↑somewhat, ↑more or less 2. in a slim or slender manner a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • built — adjective Date: 1618 formed as to physique or bodily contours < slimly built >; especially well or attractively formed …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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