Lean and Old

Lean

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

Old and lean are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Old" instead an adjective "Lean".

Nearby Words: leaning, leaned, leanness, leant

Old

Old adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.

Lean and old are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lean" instead an adjective "Old".

Nearby Words: oldie, olden, oldish

Both words in one sentence

  • Chubby Mama, Skinny Papa The 1936 Van Beuren Studios cartoon "Toonerville Trolley" has the lean and wily old goat The Skipper operate the trolley, while his hefty emigre wife keeps house.
  • Western Animation / Xiaolin Showdown Old Clay comments that they aren't the "lean mean fighting machines they used to be" while super old Master Fung easily defeats lions behind them.
  • Former Child Star Although the early Eighties were a lean period, he's managed at least one film or television appearance a year since 1962, when he was three years old.
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