lissome

Adjective
Synonyms: lissomlithelithesomeslendersupplesveltesylphlike

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. moving and bending with easeSynonyms: lissomlithelithesomeslendersupplesveltesylphlike
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Lissom \Lis"som\, Lissome \Lis"some\ (l[i^]s"s[u^]m), a. [For lithesome.]

1.Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome. [1913 Webster]

Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand.— Tennyson.[1913 Webster]

2.Light; nimble; active. --Halliwell. -- Lis"some*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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