leany

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See also: leány

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

lean +‎ -y

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

leany (comparative more leany, superlative most leany)

  1. (obsolete) lean[1]
    • 1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Iulye. Ægloga Septima.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC; reprinted as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, The Shepheardes Calender […], London: John C. Nimmo, […], 1890, →OCLC:
      fat kernes, and leany knaves
  2. (informal) leaning; inclined

References[edit]

  1. ^ “leany”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams[edit]

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