lithesome
/ (ˈlaɪðsəm) /
adjective
a less common word for lissom
Origin of lithesome
1C18: from lithe + -some 1
Words Nearby lithesome
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How to use lithesome in a sentence
She wore a gown of shimmering white which clung to her lithesome figure in soft folds.
Bee and Butterfly | Lucy Foster MadisonShe was about sixty, rather undersized, and very thin, but more lithesome in her movements than is common at that age.
Yiddish Tales | VariousThe lithesome maiden stood thrice-fair, Her eyes like gems agleam!
Life Immovable | Kostes PalamasI would trim myself down to more lithesome proportions and I would start the job right away.
One Third Off | Irvin S. CobbOut of the wonderful nowhere, Into the lowly here; Laughing and loving and lithesome, And radiating cheer.
Trench Ballads and Other Verses | Erwin Clarkson Garrett
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