slim
adjective
slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.
slimmest
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superlativeof slim.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Keiko Fujimori won the June 7 presidential runoff by the slimmest of margins, outpolling leftist Roberto Sanchez by fewer than 50,000 votes out of the more than 18 million ballots cast, the final results showed.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Overall, reports Roll Call, “in a Senate newly under Republican control and a House held by the slimmest of GOP majorities, lawmakers cast more votes last year than any other since the pandemic.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
But when it came to science, Narlikar believed in exploring the slimmest of possibilities.
From BBC ● May 23, 2025
Come January, the GOP will hold one of the slimmest House majorities of all time.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2024
He couldn’t not go, not now they had found the entrance to the Chamber, not if there was even the faintest, slimmest, wildest chance that Ginny might be alive.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
