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Stage 1 of 3
slim
Dutch · medieval
"slanting, crooked; bad, wrong"
from Middle Dutch 'slim', meaning crooked, slanting, or morally bad
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Stage 2 of 3
slim
English · 1650s
"sly, crafty; slight, unimpressive"
borrowed with negative senses of slyness or insignificance still attached
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Stage 3 of 3
slim
English · 1700s onward
"thin, slender, graceful"
the negative senses faded, leaving only the meaning of a slender build
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