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slab

  • [slab]

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic слабъ (slabŭ), from Proto-Slavic *slàbъ. Compare Aromanian slab, Bulgarian and Macedonian слаб (slab), Serbo-Croatian slȁb.

adjective slabă · slabi · slabe · slab

  1. masculine, neuter weak

    Opposite: puternic

  2. masculine, neuter thin, skinny

    Opposite: gras

In English

  • thin having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite
  • lean slim, not fleshy
  • poor of low quality
  • weak lacking in force or ability
  • skinny thin
  • feeble deficient in physical strength
  • soft slang: lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy
  • faint lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible
  • lame slang: unconvincing
  • sickly lacking intensity or vigour

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"slab." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/slab. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

slab. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/slab

Chicago

"slab." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/slab.

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@misc{slab_2026,
  title = {slab},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/slab},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}