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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1672
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Slimly, adv. [17th c. Eng. slimly (1681); Slim adj.] Speciously. — 1672 R. Barclay William Michel Unmasqued 45.
He slimly passes what is contained … alleging [etc.]. … The reader … will … observe his lurking in this particular
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"Slimly adv.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 16 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/slimly>
