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Definition of Slimly
1. Adverb. In a slim or slender manner. "Slightly built"
Definition of Slimly
1. adv. In a state of slimness; in a slim manner; slenderly.
Definition of Slimly
1. Adverb. In a slim manner ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slimly
1. in a slim manner [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slimly
Literary usage of Slimly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Charm of the Antique by Robert Shackleton, Mrs. Elizabeth Fleming Shackleton (1914)
"... and that a local auction had been held—a slimly advertised and slimly attended
auction—at which priceless things of olden time went for the proverbial ..."
2. The Time is Coming by W. B. Bolmer (1896)
"It was sure that something would not be slimly attended. After long consultation
with Mr. Hilary and others, Elijah had determined to announce an afternoon ..."
3. Modern American Tanning: A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Leather (1902)
"The tanner wheel-stuffed his leather, and he tanned it, as every wheel-stuffer
is forced to do, slimly. As soon as his stock was struck he took it out of ..."
4. The Writings of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau (1893)
"In the book of heroes, Shakespeare, the hero as poet, comes off rather slimly.
His sympathy, as we said, is with the men of endeavor; ..."
5. The Writings of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau (1906)
"... Schiller, Goethe, and others, Carlyle is not a critic of poetry. In the book
of heroes, Shakespeare, the hero as poet, comes off rather slimly. ..."
6. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1898)
"The examination reveals a slimly built, rather poorly nourished physique. He is
markedly stoop-shouldered, and the head is somewhat elevated in order to ..."
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