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leany

/ˈliːni/

leany adjective: lean.

Adjective

leany (comparative more leany, superlative most leany)

  1. (obsolete) lean
    • fat kernes, and leany knaves1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Iulye. Ægloga Septima.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC
  2. (informal) leaning; inclined

Forms of leany

comparativemore leany
superlativemost leany

Origin of leany

From lean + -y.

Questions about leany

What does leany mean?
Leany means lean.
What part of speech is leany?
Leany is an adjective.
How do you pronounce leany?
Leany is pronounced /ˈliːni/.

Words near leany in the dictionary

  1. leant on
  2. leant over backwards
  3. leant towards
  4. leanto
  5. leantos
  6. leany
  7. Leaotung
  8. leap
  9. leap ahead
  10. leap at
  11. leap day

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