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leaner

The correct spelling is leaner.

How to pronounce leaner

adjective

Say it like: Lee-ner

The correct spelling is leaner. (of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy. For example: "lean steak cuts"

Usage Examples

lean steak cuts

a lean budget

A lean ore hardly worth mining.

Meanings

adjective

  1. 1.(of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
  2. 2.(of meat) Having little fat.
  3. 3.Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.
  4. 4.Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.
  5. 5.Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; opposed to fat.

noun

  1. 1.One who leans, or inclines toward something.

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