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lithesome

/ ˈlaɪðsəm /

adjective

C18: from lithe + -some ¹

She wore a gown of shimmering white which clung to her lithesome figure in soft folds.

She was about sixty, rather undersized, and very thin, but more lithesome in her movements than is common at that age.

The lithesome maiden stood thrice-fair, Her eyes like gems agleam!

I would trim myself down to more lithesome proportions and I would start the job right away.

Out of the wonderful nowhere, Into the lowly here; Laughing and loving and lithesome, And radiating cheer.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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