SLIM
—adjective. (slimmer, slimmest) 1 not fat, slender. 2 small, insufficient (slim chance). —verb. (-mm-) (often foll. By down) 1 become slimmer by dieting, exercise, etc. 2 make smaller (slimmed it down to 40 pages). ? slimmer none. Slimming none. & adjective. Slimmish adjective. [low german or dutch]