Sleight"ly (?), adv. Cinningly. [Obs.] Huloet.
Sleight"y (?), a. Cinning; sly. [Obs.] Huloet.
Slen"der (?), a. [Compar. Slenderer (?); superl. Slenderest.] [OE.
slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin, slender, perhaps through a
French form; cf. OD. slinderen, slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E.
slide.] 1. Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height;
not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant. "A slender,
choleric man." Chaucer.
She, as a veil down to the slender waist, Her unadorned golden
tresses wore.
Milton.
2. Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a slender
constitution.
Mighty hearts are held in slender chains.
Pope.
They have inferred much from slender premises.
J. H. Newman.
The slender utterance of the consonants.
J. Byrne.
3. Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of slender
intelligence.
A slender degree of patience will enable him to enjoy both the
humor and the pathos.
Sir W. Scott.
4. Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of support; a
slender pittance.
Frequent begging makes slender alms.
Fuller.