词汇 | slenderly |
释义 | slenderly adverb uk /ˈslen.də.li/ us /ˈslen.dɚ.li/ in a thin and delicate way that is often attractive: She gazed at the slenderly flickering flame of the candle. slenderly builtHe was slightly taller than she was, and was slenderly built. formal in a way that is small in amount or degree: The narrative uses half a dozen slenderly linked stories to tell the tale. She was only slenderly familiar with his work. He was dark-haired and slenderly handsome. In the field, a rather slenderly constructed platform was erected. He left the town only slenderly guarded in his absence. Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people) be as thin as a rakephrase be skin and bone(s)idiom ectomorph ectomorphic emaciated emaciation gauntly hollow lithe raw-boned scrawny slender slight slimness sparely thinness ultra-thin wasted wirily wiry You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Thin and fine Small in number and quantity Related wordslender |
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