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Definition of Leanly
1. adv. Meagerly; without fat or plumpness.
Definition of Leanly
1. Adverb. In a lean way. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Leanly
1. lean [adv] - See also: lean
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leanly
Literary usage of Leanly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A new pronouncing dictionary of the Spanish and English languages by Mariano Velázquez de la Cadena, Edward Gray, Juan L. Iribas (1902)
"Apurarse en, arrimarse á. To Irán over, Adelantarse hacia alguna parte.
leanly [itn'-ll], adv. Pobremente ; sin gordura. ..."
2. Thought and Expression in the Sixteenth Century by Henry Osborn Taylor (1920)
"The monasteries possessed large revenues or small; the denizens managed their
fat lands, or subsisted leanly; generally they lived slackly enough and, ..."
3. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"... a ¡tan dissertation; shallow ; dull. LEAN, (lene) n. ». That part of Hesh
which consists of the muscle without the fat. leanly, (lene'-le) ad. ..."
4. History of the World War by Frank Herbert Simonds (1919)
"... fan formation like a sun-burst —but in black—throbbing, panting devils, tearing
leanly through the sea, the green of their wakes cut by trailing smoke. ..."
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