Slim
41slim — slender / slim [adj1] thin, not heavy attenuate, beanpole*, beanstalk*, fine, insubstantial, lean, lithe, narrow, reedy, skeleton, skinny, slight, spare, stalky, stick, svelte, sylphlike, tenuous, threadlike, trim, twiggy, willowy; concepts… …
42slim — [17] Slim is now quite an upbeat word, but that is a comparatively new departure, for historically it has been neutral if not downright derogatory. It was borrowed from Dutch slim ‘small, inferior’, which went back via Middle Dutch slim ‘slanting …
43slim — 1. adjective /ˈslɪm/ a) Slender: thin in an attractive way. Movie stars are usually slim, attractive, and young. b) Of a low degree of probability Im afraid your chances are quite slim. 2. noun /ˈslɪm/ …
44slim — adjective (slimmer, slimmest) 1》 gracefully thin; slenderly built. ↘small in width and long and narrow in shape. 2》 very small: a slim chance. 3》 S. African crafty or unscrupulous. verb (slims, slimming, slimmed) Brit. make or become thinner …
45slim — n. a tobacco cigarette. (The same as straight, as opposed to a marijuana cigarette, which may be thicker.) □ I’ll take a slim and a little mist, thanks. □ You got a slim I can borrow? …
46slim — adj., v., & n. adj. (slimmer, slimmest) 1 a of small girth or thickness, of long narrow shape. b gracefully thin, slenderly built. c not fat or overweight. 2 small, insufficient (a slim chance of success). 3 clever, artful, crafty, unscrupulous.… …
47slim — I. adjective (slimmer; slimmest) Etymology: Dutch, bad, inferior, from Middle Dutch slimp crooked, bad; akin to Middle High German slimp awry Date: 1657 1. of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length ; slender 2. a. mean …
48Slim — /slɪm/ (say slim) noun Sir William Joseph (1st Viscount of Yarralumla), 1891–1970, British soldier and administrator; governor general of Australia 1953–60 …
49slim — Wīwī. Also: pīlahilahi, pīlahi, pālanaiki, paioa, pānānai. See slender. ♦ Slim waisted and broad shouldered, polinahe …
50slim — wicked, mischievous, perverse ; from the German SCHLIM. It is a word generally used in the same sense with sly. Slim also signifies slender bodied, and thinly clothed, N …
