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Word: Slim
Speech Type: Adjective
mid 17th century: from Low German or Dutch (from a base meaning ‘slanting, cross, bad’), of Germanic origin. The pejorative sense found in Dutch and German existed originally in the English noun slim ‘lazy or worthless person’; compare with the South African usage ‘crafty, sly’ (slim (sense 3 of the adjective))
slɪm
(of a person or their build) gracefully thin; slender
Short Definition:gracefully thin
Examples:- her slim figure
- the girls were tall and slim
(of something abstract, especially a chance or margin) very small
Short Definition:very small
Examples:- there was just a slim chance of success
- a slim majority of sixteen
crafty, sly, or unscrupulous.
Short Definition:crafty, sly, or unscrupulous
Word: Slim
Speech Type: Verb
slɪm
make oneself thinner, especially by dieting
Short Definition:make oneself thinner by dieting
Examples:- if he's overweight, he should slim
Word: Slim
Speech Type: Noun
slɪm
a course or period of slimming
Short Definition:course or period of slimming
Examples:- a sponsored slim
a term used in parts of Africa to refer to AIDS.
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