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slim

adjective verb

Being of delicate or slender build

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
S
Ends with
M
Contains
LI
Scrabble score
6
CEFR level
A2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

slɪm

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Being of delicate or slender build

    “{'source': 'Frank Norris', 'text': 'she was slender as a willow shoot is slender'}”

adjective

  1. Small in quantity

    “Slender wages”

verb

  1. Take off weight

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Example Sentences

{'source': 'Frank Norris', 'text': 'she was slender as a willow shoot is slender'}
A slim girl with straight blonde hair
Watched her slight figure cross the street
Slender wages
A slim chance of winning
A slender surplus

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