slenderly
slenderly · more slenderly · most slenderly
Thinly, slightly, delicatelyThinly, slightly, delicately.
Meaning
2 sensesThinly, slightly, delicately.
The columns slenderly rose to support a heavy platform and statue.
Meagrely; deficiently
More definitions
- in a slim or slender manner
- to a meager degree or in a meager manner
Origin
From slender + -ly.From slender + -ly.
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Forms
more slenderly, most slenderly| Comparative | more slenderly Lesson |
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| Superlative | most slenderly |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedslender
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb