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slender definition

slen·der (slen′dər)

adjective

  1. small in width as compared with the length or height; long and thin
  2. having a slim, trim figure a slender girl
  3. small or limited in amount, size, extent, etc.; meager slender earnings
  4. of little force or validity; having slight foundation; feeble slender hope

Etymology: ME slendre, sclendre < ?

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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