slender

 
Pronunciation: /ˈslɛndə/

adjective (slenderer, slenderest)

  • 1(of a person or part of the body) gracefully thin: her slender neck
  • (especially of a rod or stem) of small girth or breadth: slender iron railings
  • 2(of something abstract) barely sufficient in amount or basis: people of slender means a slender majority of four

Derivatives

slenderize

(also slenderise) verb (chiefly North American)

slenderly

adverb

slenderness

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: of unknown origin