7 letters · 7 points in Scrabble
adjective lacking excess flesh; ; -Shakespeare
adjective lacking in mineral content or combustible material
adjective containing little excess
originEtymology tree English lean Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English leanest From lean + -est.
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