Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Lean; thin; having little flesh.
- Of literary products, thin; dry; jejune.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Lean; thin.
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- adjective
Lean ;thin .
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Greener Than You Think Ward Moore 1940
she commented on the word macilent
An adjective meaning both 'thin' (as in weight) and 'lacking in substance' (as in worth), ideal for ambiguous compliments.
July 9, 2008