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leansome

leansome adjective: characterised or marked by leanness; thin.

Adjective

leansome (comparative more leansome, superlative most leansome)

  1. Characterised or marked by leanness; thin
    • He started out as a leansome six-foot-seven, 210-pound, high-scoring small forward at Nevada State, drafted early in the second round by the Utah Jazz.2013, Charley Rosen, Scout's Honor
    • One, with long hanging pips, was trying to edge the other, a leansome male, lest there should be the possibility of a gift.2015, Raja Rao, Collected Stories

Forms of leansome

comparativemore leansome
superlativemost leansome

Origin of leansome

From lean (adjective) + -some.

Questions about leansome

What does leansome mean?
Leansome means characterised or marked by leanness; thin.
What part of speech is leansome?
Leansome is an adjective.

Words near leansome in the dictionary

  1. leans in
  2. leans into
  3. leans on
  4. leans over backwards
  5. leans towards
  6. leansome
  7. leant
  8. leant in
  9. leant into
  10. leant on
  11. leant over backwards

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