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lissom

/ ˈ±ôɪ²õÉ™³¾ /

adjective

  1. supple in the limbs or body; lithe; flexible
  2. agile; nimble
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±ô¾±²õ²õ´Ç³¾²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ±ô¾±²õ²õ´Ç³¾±ô²â, adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lissom1

C19: variant of lithesome
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As a lissom 20-year-old I resented my waddly disguise, but came around to a riveting truth: being attractive was less useful to me than being free.

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“It’s also put together with a lissom confidence and a breeziness that more than compensates for a gossamer lightness when it comes to substance.â€

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On the 6 and 6 Plus, it’s lissom.

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It's lissom and light – insubstantial, but in a good way.

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Somewhere along the way during the past 14 years the lissom whippersnapper with the fleet feet turned into the craggy old hulk who will line up against England on Sunday.

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