Slĕn'der, a.

a. [compar. SLENDERER; superl. SLENDEREST.] [O. D. slinder, thin, slender, slinderen, slidderen, to creep, L. Ger. slindern, to glide, slide.] 1. Thin or narrow in proportion to circumference or width; not thick; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant. She, as a vail, 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. 3. Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; as, a man of slender intelligence. A slender degree of patience will enable him to enjoy both the humor and the pathos. H. Scott. 4. Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of support; a slender pittance. Frequent begging makes slender alms. Fuller. 5. Spare; abstemious; simple; as, a slender diet. The good Ostorius often deigned To grace my slender table. Philips.