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slimly

slimly adverb: in a slim manner; slenderly.

Adverb

slimly (comparative more slimly, superlative most slimly)

  1. In a slim manner; slenderly.
    • We were slimly staffed yesterday.

Forms of slimly

comparativemore slimly
superlativemost slimly

Origin of slimly

From slim + -ly.

Questions about slimly

What does slimly mean?
Slimly means in a slim manner; slenderly.
What part of speech is slimly?
Slimly is an adverb.

Words near slimly in the dictionary

  1. slimings
  2. slimish
  3. Slimlandia
  4. slimline
  5. slimlined
  6. slimly
  7. slimmed
  8. slimmed down
  9. slimmer
  10. slimmers
  11. slimmest

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