a. - Destitue of, or having little, flesh; lean.
a. - Destitute of richness, fertility, strength, or the like; defective in quantity, or poor in quality; poor; barren; scanty in ideas; wanting strength of diction or affluence of imagery.
a. - Dry and harsh to the touch, as chalk.
v. t. - To make lean.
n. - A large European sciaenoid fish (Sciaena umbra or S. aquila), having white bloodless flesh. It is valued as a food fish.