leansome

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English

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Etymology

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From lean (adj) +‎ -some.

Adjective

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leansome (comparative more leansome, superlative most leansome)

  1. Characterised or marked by leanness; thin
    • 2013, Charley Rosen, Scout's Honor:
      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.
    • 2015, Raja Rao, Collected Stories:
      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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