Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a lean manner or condition; meagerly; without fat or plumpness.
- Barrenly; unprofitably: as, to discourse leanly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Meagerly; without fat or plumpness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
lean way.
Etymologies
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Examples
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She drew off her cloak, dropping it to the workshop floor and revealing a suit of black leather over a leanly muscular frame.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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She drew off her cloak, dropping it to the workshop floor and revealing a suit of black leather over a leanly muscular frame.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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Another rival, RosettaBooks, which publishes such classics as E.M. Forster 's "A Passage to India," operates even more leanly, with one full-time employee plus freelancers.
Backlist E-Books Find an Audience Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg 2011
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She became conscious of the heat of his body running the length of hers, the closeness of his leanly handsome features, and the caressing warmth of his breath.
Western Man Janet Dailey 2011
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Given all of the work that has been piled on employees at leanly staffed companies during the weak economy, it's understandable that some workers want to scale back.
How to Ease Your Workload Ruth Mantell 2011
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She drew off her cloak, dropping it to the workshop floor and revealing a suit of black leather over a leanly muscular frame.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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She lowered her gaze to the width of his leanly muscled shoulders, conscious of the way his chest expanded under his shirt.
Western Man Janet Dailey 2011
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She drew off her cloak, dropping it to the workshop floor and revealing a suit of black leather over a leanly muscular frame.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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She became conscious of the heat of his body running the length of hers, the closeness of his leanly handsome features, and the caressing warmth of his breath.
Western Man Janet Dailey 2011
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She lowered her gaze to the width of his leanly muscled shoulders, conscious of the way his chest expanded under his shirt.
Western Man Janet Dailey 2011
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