clean-limbed

adjective

Definition of clean-limbednext
as in lean

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clean-limbed
  1. lean
  2. slender
  3. trim
  4. willowy
  5. skinny
  6. bony
  7. svelte
  8. lithe
Adjective
  • Treatments for abnormal ferritin levels may include eating iron-rich foods like lean salmon, leafy green vegetables, and beans.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Harris’s transition team, led by Yohannes Abraham, is low-profile and lean.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of lean
Adjective
  • Police released a vague description of the assailant: A slender man in his 30s wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black cargo pants and a surgical mask.
    Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • House: Democrats only need to pick up four seats to flip the House, and whichever party gains control is likely to have a slender majority.
    Dave Lawler, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of slender
Adjective
  • Body color or two-tone roofs — black or white, depending on trim level — are available.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Photographs show a boyish, handsomely dressed man with laughing eyes and a trim little mustache, sitting at his desk or standing by the seashore with his daughter.
    Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of trim
Adjective
  • Joan Vassos — willowy, blonde, and 61 years young — is surrounded by 12 senior men who are getting ready to show some skin.
    EW.com, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Her modeling roots are clear, her willowy limbs and striking cheekbones elevating her simple outfit of a shabby cashmere sweater and flowing skirt.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
Definition of willowy
Adjective
  • An overweight cat has left the internet in stitches for trying to muscle in on her skinnier sibling's meal.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • However, the singer and actress has found a foolproof combo that will become a possible solution for all those who resist wearing skinny jeans as the trends dictate again.
    Tatiana Ojea, Glamour, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of skinny
Adjective
  • Lift your hips off the ground and place a block underneath your sacrum, the widest, boniest part of your pelvis.
    Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Differences in Adult Bones That being said, some adults are bonier than others.
    Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
Definition of bony
Adjective
  • Perhaps the least anticipated among them is this, the fifth generation of Apple’s svelte, low-cost Mac Mini.
    Christopher Null, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2020
  • Gomez is set to make a guest appearance in the television series, which stars Henrie, who wore a navy blazer and trousers, pairing squeaky white trainers with his svelte outfit.
    Violet Goldstone, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of svelte
Adjective
  • Using the 16-Inch MacBook Pro: The Most Specialized MacBook Primarily a desktop replacement or workstation, the 16-inch MacBook Pro is surprisingly dense if you’re otherwise used to tossing around a lithe MacBook Air.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • English Meaning: Man of peace, slim, lithe, slender Famous Namesakes: Slim Whitman Peak Popularity: This name has not appeared on the Social Security list of popular baby names.2 Whimsy Lou Smith Whimsy Lou, the youngest Smith child, was born in April 2024.
    Kara Nesvig, Parents, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of lithe
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Thesaurus Entries Near clean-limbed

cleaning up one's act

clean-limbed

cleanliness

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