leanly

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adverb

In a lean way.

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Meanings

adverbleanly (comparative more leanly, superlative most leanly)

comparative more leanly · superlative most leanly

  1. In a lean way.

    Faraj Hasab Khudhair, Iraq’s star wheelchair fencer, lost a leg below the knee to a mortar shell in 1986. Mr. Khudhair, a fit, leanly muscled 41-year-old, said he ventured out during United States airstrikes in his Diyala Bridge neighborhood of Baghdad to get to training sessions.

    2008 June 29, Andrew E. Kramer, “Athletes Disabled by Wars Lead Iraqi Team in World Games”, in New York Times

Origin

From lean + -ly.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AlleynNalleyLynealAllyne
Cite this entry
APA

leanly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leanly

MLA

“leanly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leanly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leanly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leanly.

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