Category:Slim

Slim, a. [compar. Slimmer; superl. Slimmest.] Etym: [formerly, bad, Worthless, weak, slight, awry, fr. D. slim; akin to g. schlimm, mhg. Slimp oblique, awry; of uncertain origin. The meaning of the english Word seems to have been influenced by slender.]

1. Worthless; bad. [prov. Eng. & scot.]

2. Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument. "that was A slim excuse." Barrow.

3. Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or Length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree. Grose.