slender  /s ˈlɛn dər/ ? Meaning of "slender"

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Definition(s):

  1. (adj) being of delicate or slender build
  2. (adj) very narrow
  3. (adj) having little width in proportion to the length or height
  4. (adj) small in quantity
  5. (adj) moving and bending with ease

Usage(s):

  1. In 1996 a young Dominican-American writer named Junot Daz published a slender book of short stories called Drown.
  2. More masculine than the slender, elongated Signature, Ascent is a fit for men who collect cars and wear watches by Breitling or Jaeger-LeCoultre.
  3. The slender volume, written well before John McCain chose Palin as his running mate, sold some 10,000 copies when it originally came out in April.

Quotes

  1. "If you lose games in March and April it can cost you," said Ferguson, who this week described title run-ins as agony. "Fortunately we have a slender lead at the moment but not a lot and I'm hoping we come back from the internationals back to...
    on Mar 21, 2009 By: Sir Alex Ferguson Source: Reuters UK

  2. The model, who is running the race for the charity Vision with husband Peter Andre, running for the NSPCC, said: "It's vile. I'm small anyway but I like slender legs. I don't like real muscle in a girl. My jeans don't fit. I feel like the Incredible...
    on Apr 25, 2009 By: Peter Andre Source: Mirror.co.uk

  3. "Let's not ...... pretend that we don't know what's going on. I mean this is, from their perspective, their last slender hope to make arguments about how they can win, and I understand that," Obama said.
    on May 24, 2008 By: Barack Obama Source: Reuters

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