slim (slĭm)
adj., slim·mer, slim·mest.

1. Small in girth or thickness in proportion to height or length; slender.
2. Small in quantity or amount; meager: slim chances of success.

intr. & tr.v., slimmed, slim·ming, slims.

1. To become or make slim.
2. To lose or cause to lose weight, as by dieting or exercise.

[Dutch, bad, sly, from Middle Dutch slimp, slim, bad, crooked.]

slimly slim'ly adv.
slimmer slim'mer n.
slimness slim'ness n.

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