Slenderly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in a slim or slender manner

to a meager degree or in a meager manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈɛndɚli/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈɛndəli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈɛndəli/

3 syllables Say it as /slˈɛndɚli/.

Examples

a slenderly built woman
slightly built
these voices are meagerly represented at the conference

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slightly meagerly sparingly slimly meagrely

Antonyms

amply

Parts of Speech

adverb	in a slim or slender manner “a slenderly built woman”
adverb	to a meager degree or in a meager manner “these voices are meagerly represented at the conference”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schlank

in schlanker oder schlanker Form

🇫🇷French

élancé

de manière mince ou élancée

🇪🇸Spanish

delicadamente

de forma delgada o esbelta

🇮🇹Italian

snello

in modo sottile o snello

🇵🇹Portuguese

delgadamente

de maneira esbelta ou esbelta

🇷🇺Russian

стройный

тонким или тонким образом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुबला-पतला

पतले या पतले तरीके से

🇧🇩Bengali

সরুভাবে

একটি পাতলা বা পাতলা পদ্ধতিতে

🇮🇳Tamil

மெல்லியதாக

மெலிதான அல்லது மெல்லிய முறையில்

🇮🇳Telugu

సన్నగా

సన్నని లేదా సన్నని పద్ధతిలో

🇮🇳Marathi

सडपातळ

सडपातळ किंवा बारीक पद्धतीने

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાતળી

પાતળી અથવા પાતળી રીતે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೆಳ್ಳಗೆ

ತೆಳ್ಳಗಿನ ಅಥವಾ ತೆಳ್ಳಗಿನ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മെലിഞ്ഞ

മെലിഞ്ഞതോ മെലിഞ്ഞതോ ആയ രീതിയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਤਲੇ

ਇੱਕ ਪਤਲੇ ਜਾਂ ਪਤਲੇ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

پتلی سے

پتلی یا پتلی انداز میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

细长地

以苗条或纤细的方式

🇯🇵Japanese

ほっそりと

スリムな、または細い方法で

🇰🇷Korean

날씬하게

슬림하거나 날씬한 방식으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mảnh khảnh

một cách mảnh khảnh hoặc mảnh khảnh

🇹🇭Thai

เพรียวบาง

ในลักษณะเพรียวบางหรือเพรียวบาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

dengan ramping

secara langsing atau langsing

🇵🇭Filipino

payat

sa payat o payat na paraan

🇲🇾Malay

secara langsing

secara langsing atau langsing

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ببطء

بطريقة ضئيلة أو نحيلة

🇮🇷Persian

باریک

به صورت باریک یا باریک

🇹🇷Turkish

ince bir şekilde

ince veya ince bir şekilde

🇮🇱Hebrew

רזה

בצורה רזה או רזה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'slenderly'?

The primary meaning of 'slenderly' is 'in a slim or slender manner'.

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Using 'slenderly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'slenderly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'slenderly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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