slenderly

/ˈslɛndərli/
adverb
  1. In a thin or gracefully slim way.
    • The young tree grew slenderly upward, reaching for the sunlight.
    • The model walked slenderly down the runway, her dress flowing behind her.
    • She was built slenderly, with long arms and legs that made her look taller.
  2. In a way that is small in amount or degree; barely or scarcely.
    • The budget was slenderly funded, leaving no room for extras.
    • The evidence was slenderly supported by facts, so the case fell apart.
    • They lived slenderly on what little they could grow in the dry soil.