slender

adjective · verbB1

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

slenderermore slender

Superlative

slenderestmost slender

1.
Thin; slim.
A rod is a long slender pole used for angling.
She is very slender.
2.
(figuratively)(figurative) Meagre; deficient.
Being a person of slender means, he was unable to afford any luxuries.
3.
(Gaelic languages) Palatalized.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

slenders

V_ing/Gerund

slendering

V_ed/pp

slendered

1.
(transitive)To attenuate.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

lithe svelte willowyinsufficientscarce sparse

Trái nghĩa

broadpalatalized broad

Cùng gốc / liên quan

slenderization slenderize unslenderslender-billed curlewslenderish slenderly slendernessslender reedred slender lorisslender lorisslender moaSlender Manslender poisonslender sea lettuceslender sedgeslender shrewslender skimmerslender-billed gullslender-horned gazelleSlender West Lake

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English slendre, sclendre, from Old French esclendre (thin, slender), from Middle Dutch slinder (thin, lank), from Proto-Germanic *slindraz (sliding, slippery), from Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (to slip). Cognate with Schlenderling that which dangles, schlendern, slidderen, slinderen (to wriggle, creep like a serpent), slindern to slide on ice. More at slide, slither.