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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Slender \Slen"der\, a. [Compar. Slenderer; superl.
Slenderest.] [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.
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She, as a veil down to the slender waist,
Her unadorned golden tresses wore. --Milton.
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2. Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a
slender constitution.
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Mighty hearts are held in slender chains. --Pope.
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They have inferred much from slender premises. --J.
H. Newman.
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The slender utterance of the consonants. --J. Byrne.
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3. Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of
slender intelligence.
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A slender degree of patience will enable him to
enjoy both the humor and the pathos. --Sir W.
Scott.
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4. Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of
support; a slender pittance.
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Frequent begging makes slender alms. --Fuller.
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5. Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet.
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The good Ostorius often deigned
To grace my slender table with his presence.
--Philips.
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6. (Phon.) Uttered with a thin tone; -- the opposite of
broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i.
[1913 Webster] -- Slen"der*ly, adv. -- Slen"der*ness,
n.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Slender \Slen"der\, a. [Compar. Slenderer; superl.
Slenderest.] [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.) 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.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
slenderest
a.
(en-superlative of: slender)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
slenderest
a.
(en-superlative of: slender)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
slenderest
a.
(en-superlative of: slender)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
slenderest
a.
(en-superlative of: slender)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
slenderest
Engelska a.
(böjning en adj slender)
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
slenderest /slˈɛndəɹɪst/
nejútlejší
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