"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.
Kitai blinked slowly. "Why would you use the same word for these things? That is ridiculous.""We have a lot of words like that," Tavi said. "They can mean more than one thing.""That is stupid," Kitai said. "It is difficult enough to communicate without making it more complicated with words that mean more than one 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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