| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To use without wasting: conserve, economize, save. See SAVE. 2. To free from an obligation or duty: absolve, discharge, dispense, excuse, exempt, let off, relieve. See FREE. 3. To treat with inordinate gentleness and care: favor. Idioms: handle (or treat) with kid gloves. See TREAT WELL. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Conspicuously deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent: exiguous, meager, poor, puny, scant, scanty, skimpy, sparse, stingy, thin. Slang : measly. See BIG, EXCESS. 2. Being more than is needed, desired, or appropriate: de trop, excess, extra, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus. See EXCESS. 3. Having little flesh or fat on the body: angular, bony, fleshless, gaunt, lank, lanky, lean2, meager, rawboned, scrawny, skinny, slender, slim, thin, twiggy, weedy. Idioms: all skin and bones, thin as a rail. See FAT. 4. Characterized by an economy of artistic expression: lean2, tight. See STYLE.
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