leansome

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adjective

Characterised or marked by leanness; thin

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Meanings

adjectiveleansome (comparative more leansome, superlative most leansome)

comparative more leansome · superlative most leansome

  1. Characterised or marked by leanness; thin

    One, with long hanging pips, was trying to edge the other, a leansome male, lest there should be the possibility of a gift.

    2015, Raja Rao, Collected Stories
    1 more example

    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.

    2013, Charley Rosen, Scout's Honor

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gauntgracileleanlithesleekslenderslightslimwillowy

Origin

From lean (adjective) + -some.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

melanose
Cite this entry
APA

leansome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leansome

MLA

“leansome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leansome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leansome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leansome.

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