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SLENDERLY
meagerly, sparingly, slenderly, meagrely
(adverb) to a meager degree or in a meager manner; “these voices are meagerly represented at the conference”; “the area is slenderly endowed with natural resources”
slenderly, slimly, slightly
(adverb) in a slim or slender manner; “a slenderly built woman”; “slightly built”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
slenderly (comparative more slenderly, superlative most slenderly)
Thinly, slightly, delicately.
meagrely; deficiently
Source: Wiktionary
SLENDER
Slen"der, a. [Compar. Slenderer; superl. Slenderest.] Etym: [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin, slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen, slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.]
1. Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height; not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant. "A slender, choleric man." Chaucer. She, as a veil down to the slender waist, Her unadorned golden tresses wore. Milton.
2. Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a slender constitution. Mighty hearts are held in slender chains. Pope. They have inferred much from slender premises. J. H. Newman. The slender utterance of the consonants. J. Byrne.
3. Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of slender intelligence. A slender degree of patience will enable him to enjoy both the humor and the pathos. Sir W. Scott.
4. Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of support; a slender pittance. Frequent begging makes slender alms. Fuller.
5. Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet. The good Ostorius often deigned To grace my slender table with his presence. Philips.
6. (Phon.)
Definition: Uttered with a thin tone; -- the opposite of broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i.
– Slen"der*ly, adv.
– Slen"der*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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