lithesome

/ ˈlaɪðsəm /

adjective

1. a less common word for lissom

Word History and Origins

Origin of lithesome¹

C18: from lithe + -some ¹

Example Sentences

She wore a gown of shimmering white which clung to her lithesome figure in soft folds.

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She was about sixty, rather undersized, and very thin, but more lithesome in her movements than is common at that age.

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The lithesome maiden stood thrice-fair, Her eyes like gems agleam!

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I would trim myself down to more lithesome proportions and I would start the job right away.

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Out of the wonderful nowhere, Into the lowly here; Laughing and loving and lithesome, And radiating cheer.

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Related Words

• agile
• elastic
• flexible
• graceful
• limber
• lithe
• malleable
• pliable
• pliant
• resilient
• springy
• svelte
• wiry