leany

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/ˈliːni/

adjective

lean

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Meanings

adjectiveleany (comparative more leany, superlative most leany)

comparative more leany · superlative most leany

  1. obsoletelean

    fat kernes, and leany knaves

    1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Iulye. Ægloga Septima.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC
  2. informalleaning; inclined

Origin

From lean + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

LayneLaneyNealyAnley
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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