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unlean

unlean adjective: not lean.

Adjective

unlean (comparative more unlean, superlative most unlean)

  1. Not lean.
    • Kitting for in-plant handling is unlean. Kitting for transport, on the other hand, is lean; for example, shipping complete sets of parts to make a TV or motorcycle or motor home is lean.2007, Richard J. Schonberger, Best Practices in Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement, page 204

Forms of unlean

comparativemore unlean
superlativemost unlean

Origin of unlean

From un- + lean.

Questions about unlean

What does unlean mean?
Unlean means not lean.
What part of speech is unlean?
Unlean is an adjective.

Words near unlean in the dictionary

  1. unleakable
  2. unleaked
  3. unleaking
  4. unleaky
  5. unleal
  6. unlean
  7. unlearn
  8. unlearnability
  9. unlearnable
  10. unlearnably
  11. unlearned

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