adverb

leanly

leanly, thinly, sparely

The athlete was leanly built.

The athlete was leanly built.

The story was leanly written.

The story was leanly written.

((verb)) leanly to do something in a lean/spare way The wolf moved leanly through the trees.

Synonyms: thinly, sparely, concisely

From the adjective 'lean' (thin) plus the adverbial suffix '-ly'.

Simply add '-ly' to the adjective 'lean' to describe an action or state in a thin or spare way.

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