Of (a part of) the body: shapely, slender, elegant. Often paired with fair or small. Obsolete.

Of a person, etc.: thin, lean, slender, slim; (also) †graceful (obsolete). In early use frequently in gent and small (also gentle and small). Now reg…

Of persons (or animals), their bodies, etc.: Not stout or fleshy; slim, spare. (Frequently implying gracefulness of form, esp. in later use.)

Slender, slim, thin; of a small and slender form or build.

In favourable or neutral sense: Slim, slender, not fat. Obsolete.

Esp. of a person or animal: having a lightweight or lightly built body.

Slender, slim, delicate, graceful, neat. (A Scottish or northern word, introduced in 19th cent. into English literature.)

Having a slender body.

Narrow; slender, slight; neat.

Slender, (gracefully) thin.

Perhaps = gent, adj.

Lean, slender, scraggy.

Of a person or animal: having a slender physique.

Slim, slender, willowy.

In general use: Having a slender elongated form implying, or suggestive of, weakness.

Somewhat slim.

Slim; slender.

Rather slender.

usually attributive.