Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - slim
Slim
slim
adj., v., & n. --adj. (slimmer, slimmest) 1 a of small girth or thickness, of long narrow shape. b gracefully thin, slenderly built. c not fat or overweight. 2 small, insufficient (a slim chance of success). 3 clever, artful, crafty, unscrupulous. --v. (slimmed, slimming) 1 intr. make oneself slimmer by dieting, exercise, etc. 2 tr. make slim or slimmer. --n. a course of slimming. Derivatives slimly adv. slimmer n. slimming n. & adj. slimmish adj. slimness n. Etymology: LG or Du. f. Gmc
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I. adjective (~mer; ~mest) Etymology: Dutch, bad, inferior, from Middle Dutch ~p crooked, bad; akin to Middle High German ~p awry Date: 1657 of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length ; slender, 2. mean, worthless, adroit, crafty, 3. inferior in quality or amount ; slight, scanty, small , see: thin ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. verb (~med; ~ming) Date: 1862 transitive verb to make slender ; decrease the size of, intransitive verb to become slender ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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