1 adjective thinseang adj c m ucaol adj1 c m utanaí adj3 c m ushe has a slender figuretá colainn sheang aici2 adjective only slightmy knowledge of history is pretty slenderis beag m'eolas ar chúrsaí stairewe had a slender lead at half timebhíomar chun tosaigh ar éigean ag leath ama3 adjective LING of 'e' and 'i' in Irishcaol adj1 c m u
phrases
a slender thread of sth
literary we had a slender thread of hope he'd returnbhí léas éigin dóchais againn go bhfillfeadh séit gave me a slender thread of consolationthug sé sólás de chineál éigin dom
to be of slender means
literary especially humorous bheith beo bochtbheith ar an gcaolchuidbheith ar an ngannchuid
