slender
/s ˈlɛn dər/
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Definition(s):
- (adj) being of delicate or slender build
- (adj) very narrow
- (adj) having little width in proportion to the length or height
- (adj) small in quantity
- (adj) moving and bending with ease
Usage(s):
- In 1996 a young Dominican-American writer named Junot Daz published a slender book of short stories called Drown.
- More masculine than the slender, elongated Signature, Ascent is a fit for men who collect cars and wear watches by Breitling or Jaeger-LeCoultre.
- 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
- "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
- 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
- "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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