slimIness

[Eng. slimy; -ne .] The quality or state of being slimy; slime, viscosity. "Procreated by the sun's heat, and the earth's slim i ne ."-Austin: Hæc Homo , p. 47. ( Richardson .) †slim-lý, adv . [Eng.slim; -ly .] Thinly, sparsely, scantily. "The farewell all-night meetings which were held in a small church here were slimly attended."-London Daily News. slim-mēr, a . [SLIM.] [Cf. German schlimner= sorry, paltry.] Delicate, easily hurt. ( Prov .) *slim-mish, a. [Eng. slim ; -ish .] Somewhat slim.