Slimmer

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Slim \Slim\ (sl[i^]m), a. [Compar. {Slimmer}; superl.
     {Slimmest}.] [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.]
     1. Worthless; bad. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]


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     2. Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument.
        "That was a slim excuse." --Barrow.
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     3. Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height
        or length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree.
        --Grose.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  slim
       adj 1: being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a
              willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl
              with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure
              cross the street" [syn: {slender}, {slight}]
       2: small in quantity; "slender wages"; "a slim chance of
          winning"; "a small surplus" [syn: {slender}]
       v : take off weight [syn: {reduce}, {melt off}, {lose weight}, {slenderize},
            {thin}, {slim down}] [ant: {gain}]
       [also: {slimmest}, {slimmer}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  slimmer
       See {slim}