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.] [1913 Webster] 2. Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument. "That was a slim excuse." --Barrow. [1913 Webster] 3. Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree. --Grose. [1913 Webster] 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]: slimmest See {slim}
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