leany

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See also: leány

English

Etymology

From lean +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈliːni/

Adjective

leany (comparative more leany, superlative most leany)

(obsolete) lean^[1]
- 1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Iulye. Ægloga Septima.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: , London: Hugh Singleton, , →OCLC:
  fat kernes, and leany knaves
(informal) leaning; inclined

References

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

Anagrams

Layne, Anley, enlay, Laney, NAYLE, Nealy

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