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   slender

   /ˈslɛndə/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or part of the body) gracefully thin: "her slender neck" Similar slimleanwillowysylphlikesveltelissomgracefulsnake-hippedrangyslightslightly builtdelicatethinskinnysize-zerospareattenuatedlankyspindlyrare:gracileattenuateOpposite fatplump
   • ▪ (especially of a rod or stem) of small girth or breadth: "slender iron railings"
   • 2. (of something abstract) barely sufficient in amount or basis: "people of slender means" Similar meagrelimitedslightmodestscantyscantsparsesmalllittlepaltryinconsiderableinsubstantialinadequateinsufficientdeficientnegligibletriflingrare:exiguousOpposite considerablesubstantialabundant

   Word Origin late Middle English: of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. slenderly adverb
   • 2. slenderness noun

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