adv
Meaning 1
Thinly, slightly, delicately.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The columns slenderly rose to support a heavy platform and statue.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
slenderly
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adv
Meaning 2
meagrely; deficiently
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
to a meager degree or in a meager manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- these voices are meagerly represented at the conference
- the area is slenderly endowed with natural resources
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: meagerly, sparingly, meagrely
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 4
in a slim or slender manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a slenderly built woman
- slightly built
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: slimly, slightly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From slender + -ly.