·superl Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet.
II. Slender ·superl Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a slender constitution.
III. Slender ·superl Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of slender intelligence.
IV. Slender ·superl Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of support; a slender pittance.
V. Slender ·superl Uttered with a thin tone;
— the opposite of broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i.
VI. Slender ·superl Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height; not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant.