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LISSOM
lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, supple, sinuous
(adjective) gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
lissom (comparative lissomer, superlative lissomest)
Flexible and graceful in movement; lithe.
Synonyms: limber, lithesome, supple, Thesaurus:flexible
Source: Wiktionary
Lis"som, Lis"some, a. Etym: [For lithesome.]
1. Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome. Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand. Tennyson.
2. Light; nimble; active. Halliwell.
– Lis"some*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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