SYLPHLIKE

sylphlike, sylphic

(adjective) (of a woman or girl) slender and graceful like a sylph

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

sylphlike (comparative more sylphlike, superlative most sylphlike)

Resembling (that of) a sylph; slender and graceful.

Source: Wiktionary


Sylph"like`, a.

Definition: Like a sylph; airy; graceful. Sometimes a dance . . . Displayed some sylphlike figures in its maze. Byron.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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