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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Comparing among those vocabulary

This is special for the native speakers ... Emotion: hi
now could you show the differences among those words ?? as I saw they are sort of similar ....
- thin
- slim
-slender
-lean
-skinny
-underweight
-emaciated
-narrow

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Hi, I assume you have already looked in your disctionary, so I'll just give you me personal, quick, brief reaction to these words. - thin can be positive or negative (eg Is he ill? ) - slim positive -slender he looks like he can bend easily -lean no fat on him -skinny I can see the shape of his bones under his skin -underweight not at a suitable weight for his body type -emaciated looks like he is starving to death -narrow not normally said about a person Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, I assume you have already looked in your disctionary, so I'll just give you me personal, quick, brief reaction to these words.
  • - thin can be positive or negative (eg Is he ill?
  • ) - slim positive -slender he looks like he can bend easily -lean no fat on him -skinny I can see the shape of his bones under his skin -underweight not at a suitable weight for his body type -emaciated looks like he is starving to death -narrow not normally said about a person Clive
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Hi,

I assume you have already looked in your disctionary, so I'll just give you me personal, quick, brief reaction to these words.

- thin can be positive or negative (eg Is he ill? he looks very thin.)

- slim positive

-slender he looks like he can bend easily

-lean no fat on him

-skinny I can see the shape of his bones under his skin

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