slim-bodied
- adjective
- /slɪmˈbɑːdid/
- He was a handsome man...almost pretty in that long-eyelashed, slim-bodied way that some men had.
Examples
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The slim-bodied athlete easily maneuvered through the tight spaces on the track.
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His slim-bodied figure allowed him to wear clothing that emphasized his style.
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She admired the slim-bodied design of the new sports car.
Synonyms
Having little body fat and a slim shape
Thin with little extra fat or money
Thin and with little body fat
Thin and graceful in shape
Very thin person with little or no fat
Very thin in a way that looks like a small branch
Having a long thin body
An animal or object with a slim, narrow body
A person or animal with a thin, flexible body that moves gracefully
A thing that has a thin shape compared with others of the same type
Antonyms
How Thin
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Slim-bodied is made from the simple words slim ('thin') and body ('the physical part of a person or animal'), so it literally means 'having a thin body' and is used to describe someone or something with a slender shape.