SLIM

slim. Slim, a. slender, thin of shape, weak, crafty

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Slim (slĭm), a. [Compar. Slimmer (?); superl. Slimmest.] [[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. 1. Worthless; bad.
2. 2. Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument. “That was a slim excuse.” Barrow.
3. 3. Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree. Grose.