slenderly

• Adverb, das bedeutet 'auf schlanke Weise' – bezieht sich meist auf eine dünne, zierliche oder schmale Form. Kann auch übertragen verwendet werden, um etwas zu beschreiben, das karg, geringfügig oder kaum ausreichend getan wird.

An adverb meaning 'in a slender manner' — typically referring to a thin, slim, or gracefully narrow form or shape. It can also be used figuratively to describe something done in a meager, slight, or barely sufficient way.

1. In a thin or slim mannerB2formal

   In a way that is thin, slim, or gracefully narrow.

   Schlank

   • She was slenderly built, with long arms and legs.
   • The model walked slenderly down the runway.
   • The tree grew slenderly upward toward the sunlight.

   Synonymenarrowlyslimlythinly

2. In a meager or insufficient wayC1formal

   In a way that is small in amount, size, or degree; barely enough.

   Kärglich

   • The evidence was slenderly supported by facts.
   • They lived slenderly on their modest income.
   • The budget was slenderly allocated for research.

   Synonymebarelyinsufficientlymeagerlypoorlyscantilysparinglysparselythinly

   Antonymeabundantlyamplycopiouslygenerouslylavishlyplentifully