Idle and Thin

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Idle adjective - Not being in a state of use, activity, or employment.

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Thin and idle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thin" instead an adjective "Idle".

Nearby Words: idled, idleness, idler, idling, idly

Thin adjective - Having a noticeably small amount of body fat.

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Idle and thin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Idle" instead an adjective "Thin".

Nearby Words: thinned, thinly, thinness, thinning

This can veer rather sharply into Paper-Thin Disguise territory, since it always takes on the appearance of a tree when idle.

Source: Video Game / Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
Dismissing his injuries as Just a Flesh Wound, Idle offers them directions to the next tourist trap, and a thin but continuous stream of blood squirts out from his cut wrist in the direction he's pointing.

Source: High-Pressure Blood

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