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Slim vs. Petite

Slim and Petite Definitions

Slim

Small in girth or thickness in proportion to height or length; slender.

Petite

Short and slender
This rack of clothing is for petite women.

Slim

Small in quantity or amount; meager
Slim chances of success.

Petite

Small in size or scope; tiny
“a bagel that is fairly petite by today's standards” (Ed Levine).

Slim

To become or make slim.

Petite

A clothing size for short, slender women.
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Slim

To lose or cause to lose weight, as by dieting or exercise.

Petite

(especially of a woman) fairly short and of slim build.

Slim

Slender, thin.

Petite

(clothing) of small size.

Slim

(of a person or a person's build) Slender in an attractive way.
Movie stars are usually slim, attractive, and young.

Petite

Small, little; insignificant; petty.
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Slim

Designed to make the wearer appear slim.

Petite

Small, little; of a woman or girl, of small size and trim figure.

Slim

(of an object) Long and narrow.

Petite

A garment size for short or slender women

Slim

(of a workforce) Of a reduced size, with the intent of being more efficient.

Petite

Very small;
Diminutive in stature
A lilliputian chest of drawers
Her petite figure
Tiny feet
The flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy
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Slim

(of something abstract like a chance or margin) Very small, tiny.
I'm afraid your chances are quite slim.

Slim

Bad, of questionable quality; not strongly built, flimsy.

Slim

Sly, crafty.

Slim

A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes.
I only smoke slims.

Slim

A potato farl.

Slim

AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages.

Slim

Cocaine.

Slim

(intransitive) To lose weight in order to achieve slimness.

Slim

(transitive) To make slimmer; to reduce in size.

Slim

Worthless; bad.

Slim

Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument.

Slim

Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree.

Slim

Take off weight

Slim

Being of delicate or slender build;
She was slender as a willow shoot is slender
A slim girl with straight blonde hair
Watched her slight figure cross the street

Slim

Small in quantity;
Slender wages
A slim chance of winning
A small surplus

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