lithy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of lithy
before 1000; Middle English lethi, Old English lithig, akin to Dutch, German ledig empty, Icelandic lithugu free, nimble
Example Sentences
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According to Lego—a Lithy award winner for Best Superfan Story at the LiNC 2013 event—they now have children creating stories about their toys, role playing and submitting their creations.
From Forbes
I obeyed, and forthwith the animal set off at a trot, which gradually increased in swiftness till it became a downright furious speedy trot; his limbs were now thoroughly lithy, and he brandished his fore-legs in a manner perfectly wondrous.
From Project Gutenberg
What a fool he was to bother about facts; the charm of Lithy was that she had none—dates and such like would have made her quite uninteresting.
From Project Gutenberg
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