Meaning

Slender; thin..

Definitions by Sense

1. Slender; thin.
2. (of something abstract like a chance or margin) Very small, tiny.
3. (rustic, Northern England, Scotland) Bad, of questionable quality; not strongly built, flimsy.
4. (South Africa, obsolete in UK) Sly, crafty.
5. A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes.
6. (Ireland, regional) A potato farl.
7. (East Africa, uncountable) AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages.
8. (slang, uncountable) Cocaine.

Example Sentences

I'm afraid your chances are quite slim.

Wolves' debatable third in the last 10 minutes, with the ball only crossing the line by the slimmest of margins if at all, ensured a cracking finale, although City would have been left aggrieved had they let the win slip.

A slimly-shod lad;

a slimly-made cart.

I only smoke slims.

As in the West, only about 50 per cent of patients with slim fully investigated will have a putative pathogen identified.

Crump, having fortified himself with a bobstick of rum slim, moved cautiously among the crowds who bustled along Fleet Street.

Word Forms

• slimmer
• slimmest
• slims
• Slim
• slimming
• slimmed

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When Should You Use Slim?

Use slim when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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