extenuate – Comes from the Latin verb extenuare, “make thin or lean,” and originally meant “to treat as of small importance, make light of.” More…
macilent – Means “lean, thin” or “shriveled,” i.e. lacking in substance. More…
recubation, recumb – Recubation is reclining in a near-horizontal position; to recumb is to “lean, recline, rest.” More…
streaky – Describes bacon with alternating strips of fat and lean. More…