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- adjective
comparative form ofslender : moreslender
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Examples
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This bundle or packet is known to everybody as _the intestines_, and it is divided into two portions: the _small intestine_ -- that is, the slenderer, finer portion which begins at the
The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals Jean Mac�� 1854
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Not sure of the species on this one, either, but it's shorter and slenderer than most of the common cultivars - definitely not Kobold or one of its close relations.
Vignettes from the K-State Gardens « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2009
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She looked down the line to see Guy approach, his shoulders slenderer than hers and every other Walker.
365 tomorrows » 2008 » September : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2008
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I was happier with the modest bundle of slenderer fare already in my bookbag.
Tough tomes: are challenging books worth the effort? Alastair Harper 2010
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And he looked a lot slenderer, too, like, just from the stress and everything.
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Now, if even the rich to some extent affect the outward form and semblance of poverty to give evidence of their moderation, why should we of slenderer means be ashamed of being poor not in appearance only but in reality?
The Defense Apuleius 2008
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Now, if even the rich to some extent affect the outward form and semblance of poverty to give evidence of their moderation, why should we of slenderer means be ashamed of being poor not in appearance only but in reality?
The Defense Apuleius 2008
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The trousers, cut for a slenderer man, cinched too tightly at his thighs, but they were clean, and the tunic scented of pomander.
Son of a Witch Maguire, Gregory 2005
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I would it were otherwise; I would my means were greater, and my waist slenderer.
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Many of them overhang considerably, and some of the slenderer pillars appear to stand upon a point.
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