jimp

American  

[jimp] / dʒɪmp /

Or gimp

adjective

Scot. and North England.

1. slender; trim; delicate.

2. scant; barely sufficient.

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Other Word Forms

• jimply adverb
• jimpness noun

Etymology

Origin of jimp

First recorded in 1500–10; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Listen for their “wheezy, husky ‘jimp‘ calls” at this time of year.

From Seattle Times

Colorado COVID-19 cases are surging as the percentage of positive tests has surpassed 9% in recent weeks and hospitalizations jimp.

From Washington Times

"She's backit like a peacock; She's breastit like a swan; She's jimp about the middle; Her waist ye weel may span: Her waist ye weel may span,— She has a rolling eye; And for bonnie Annie Laurie I'd lay doun my head and die."

From Project Gutenberg

"I ken you by your middle sae jimp, An' your merry-twinkling ee, That ye're the bonny lass i' the Cowdenknow,95 An' ye may weel seem for to be."

From Project Gutenberg

The gard'ner stands in his bouer door, Wi' a primrose in his hand, And bye there cam a leal maiden, As jimp as a willow wand; And bye there cam a leal maiden, As jimp as a willow wand.

From Project Gutenberg