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slim

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adjective

slimmer, slimmest.

slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.
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poor or inferior:
a slim chance; a slim excuse.
small or inconsiderable; meager; scanty:
a slim income.
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sized for the thinner than average person.

verb (used with object)

slimmed, slimming.

to make slim.

verb (used without object)

slimmed, slimming.

to become slim.
Chiefly British. to try to become more slender, especially by dieting.

noun

a garment size meant for a thin person.

verb phrase

1. to lose weight, especially intentionally.
2. (of a business) to reduce operating expenses; economize.

slim

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adjective

small in width relative to height or length
small in amount or quality
slim chances of success

verb

to make or become slim, esp by diets and exercise
to reduce or decrease or cause to be reduced or decreased

Slim

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noun

the E African name for AIDS

Slim

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noun

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Derived Forms

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of slim¹

1650–60; < Dutch slim sly, (earlier) crooked (cognate with German schlimm bad, (earlier) crooked)

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of slim¹

C17: from Dutch: crafty, from Middle Dutch slimp slanting; compare Old High German slimbi obliquity

Origin of slim²

from its wasting effects

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Synonym Study

See slender.

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Republicans won a closely watched special Florida congressional election on Tuesday, but with slimmer margins than they had hoped.

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The man opens the envelope to show a slim bundle of cash.

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The win helped the GOP hold on to their slim majority in the lower chamber.

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Beyond her the pickings were pretty slim among rim-protecting bigs in the portal.

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She can appeal, but the ban has immediate effect and the appeals process may take some time, leaving her with only a slim hope of running for the presidency.

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