adj
slim
SLIHM
adj
1
Thin, especially in an attractively slender way.
"She stayed slim by cycling to work every day."
2
Very small; barely enough.
"There's only a slim chance the flight will leave on time."
"They won by a slim margin of just two votes."
verb
1
To lose weight, or to make something smaller or leaner.
"He's been trying to slim down before the wedding."
How to Use Slim
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThin (usually said approvingly), or, of a chance or margin, very small.
Common pairings
slim chance
slim margin
slim down
Word Forms
slimmer comparative, slimmed past tense, slims plural, Slims plural, slims singular, slimmest superlative
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Etymology
Borrowed from Low German or Dutch slim, originally meaning "crooked" or "sly." The meaning gradually softened over centuries into "thin, graceful" in English — what linguists call a rare positive shift in meaning.