SLIMLY

slenderly, slimly, slightly

(adverb) in a slim or slender manner; “a slenderly built woman”; “slightly built”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adverb

slimly (comparative more slimly, superlative most slimly)

In a slim manner; slenderly.

We were slimly staffed yesterday.

Source: Wiktionary

Slim"ly, adv.

Definition: In a state of slimness; in a slim manner; slenderly.

SLIM

Slim, a. [Compar. Slimmer; superl. Slimmest.] Etym: [Formerly, bad, worthless, weak, slight, awry, fr. D. slim; akin to G. schlimm, MHG. slimp oblique, awry; of uncertain origin. The meaning of the English word seems to have been influenced by slender.]

1. Worthless; bad. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

2. Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument. "That was a slim excuse." Barrow.

3. Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree. Grose.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition