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leansome

adj

Etymology

From lean (adjective) + -some.

  1. derived from *ḱley-✻
  2. inherited from *hlināną✻
  3. inherited from *hlinēn✻
  4. inherited from hleonian
  5. inherited from lenen
  6. suffixed as leansome — “lean + some”

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by leanness

    Characterised or marked by leanness; thin

    • He started out as a leansome six-foot-seven, 210-pound, high-scoring small forward at Nevada State, drafted early in the second round by the Utah Jazz.
    • One, with long hanging pips, was trying to edge the other, a leansome male, lest there should be the possibility of a gift.

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