adj.
(slimmer, slimmest)
- gracefully thin; slenderly built.
▸small in width and long and narrow in shape.
- very small:
a slim chance.
- S. African crafty or unscrupulous.
v.
(slims, slimming, slimmed)
Brit. make or become thinner, especially by dieting and sometimes exercising.
▸reduce (an organization) to a smaller size to make it more efficient.
n.
- a course or period of slimming.
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(also slim disease)
African term for Aids.
Derivative
- slimly adv.
- slimmer n.
- slimness n.
Etymology
C17: from Low Ger. or Du. (from a base meaning ‘slanting, cross, bad’), of Gmc origin.