LITHELY

Etymology

Adverb

lithely (comparative more lithely, superlative most lithely)

In a lithe manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Lithe"ly, adv.

Definition: In a lithe, pliant, or flexible manner.

LITHE

Lithe, v. i. & i. Etym: [Icel Listen.]

Definition: To listen or listen to; to hearken to. [Obs.] P. Plowman.

Lithe, a. Etym: [AS. lind, gelind, OHG. lindi, Icel. linr, L. lenis soft, mild, lentus flexible, and AS. linnan to yield. Cf. Lenient.]

1. Mild; calm; as, lithe weather. [Obs.]

2. Capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber; as, the elephant's lithe proboscis. Milton.

Lithe, v. t. Etym: [AS. Lithe, a.]

Definition: To smooth; to soften; to palliate. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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