What does jimp mean?
Jimp means (dated, Scotland, Northern England) neat; trim; delicate.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(dated, Scotland, Northern England) neat; trim; delicate.
Do I look so terrible old, Gilian, that you cannot think of me as not so bad-looking either, with a bonny eye, they said, and a jimp waist, and a foot like the honey-bee?
… Annette was on hand, stony-eyed but mighty jimp in a gown that seemed to consist of flowers and gauze.
Use jimp when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Jimp means (dated, Scotland, Northern England) neat; trim; delicate.
Common synonyms include slender, handsome, spruce, elegant.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Do I look so terrible old, Gilian, that you cannot think of me as not so bad-looking either, with a bonny eye, they said, and a jimp waist, and a foot like the honey-bee?
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