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Word: Lithe
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
Old English līthe ‘gentle, meek’ also ‘mellow’, of Germanic origin; related to German lind ‘soft, gentle’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
lʌɪð
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(especially of a person's body) thin, supple, and graceful
Short Definition:thin and graceful
Examples:- she lay gazing up at his tall, lithe figure
Variant Forms:
- lithesome
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