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Definition of Slim

1. Verb. Take off weight.

2. Adjective. Being of delicate or slender build. "Watched her slight figure cross the street"

3. Adjective. Small in quantity. "A small surplus"

Definition of Slim

1. a. Worthless; bad.

Definition of Slim

1. Adjective. (context: of a person) Slender: thin in an attractive way. ¹

2. Adjective. Of a low degree of probability ¹

3. Adjective. tiny, very small. ¹

4. Noun. A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes ¹

5. Noun. (East Africa) AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages ¹

6. Noun. (slang uncountable) Cocaine; white lady. ¹

7. Verb. To lose weight in order to achieve slimness ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Slim

1. slender [v SLIMMED, SLIMMING, SLIMS] - See also: slender

Medical Definition of Slim

1. 1. Worthless; bad. 2. Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument. "That was a slim excuse." 3. Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree. Origin: Formerly, bad, worthless, weak, slight, awry, fr. D. Slim; akin to G. Schlimm, MHG. Slimp oblique, awry; of uncertain origin. The meaning of the English word seems to have been influenced by slender. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Slim

slighter slighters slightest slighteth slightful slighting slightingly slightish slightly slightness

slightnesses slights slighty slike slily slim (current term) slim-waisted slim chance slim client slim clients

slim down slim pickings slime slime bacteria slime eels slime fever slime layer slime mold slime molds slime mould

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