"Slender" is a word in ENGLISH
Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a
slender constitution.
Uttered with a thin tone; -- the opposite of broad;
as, the slender vowels long e and i.
Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet.
Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the
height; not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant.
Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man
of slender intelligence.
Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means
of support; a slender pittance.
One of the hardest-to-swallow, most countercultural, counter intuitive implications of the gospel is that bearing up under a difficult burden with patient perseverance is a good thing.
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gawáy-gáway, gawáy-gawáy - Dim. and Freq. of gáway. Any slight, slender appendage dangling in the air or hanging down freely …
Read the complete definitionmaníwang - Lean, thin, spare, lank, emaciated, meagre, gaunt, skinny, slight, slender. (cf. níwang, mahágpis, kanít, kandínggal; matámbok—fat, stout).
Read the complete definitionVery small; little; tiny; fine; slight; slender; inconsiderable.
Read the complete definitionAny plant of the genus Mitella, -- slender, perennial herbs with a pod slightly resembling a bishop's miter; bishop's cap.
Read the complete definitionNot stout or heavy; slender.
Read the complete definitionThe quality or state of being slight; slenderness; feebleness; superficiality; also, formerly, negligence; indifference; disregard.
Read the complete definitionSlight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering; as, a thin …
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