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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

leany en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈliːni/

Etymology

From lean + -y.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) lean
    • fat kernes, and leany knaves 1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Iulye. Ægloga Septima.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC:
  2. (informal) leaning; inclined

Forms

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most leany Degree=Sup lexicographic
more leany Degree=Cmp lexicographic