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lithe

[ lahyth ]

adjective

lither, lithest.
  1. bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:

    the lithe body of a ballerina.



lithe

/ ±ô²¹ÉªÃ° /

adjective

  1. flexible or supple
“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±³Ù³ó±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ±ô¾±³Ù³ó±ð±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ô¾±³Ù³ó±ðl²â adverb
  • ±ô¾±³Ù³ó±ðn±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lithe1

before 900; Middle English lith(e), Old English ±ôÄ«³Ù³ó±ð; cognate with Old Saxon ±ôÄ«³Ù³ó¾±, German lind “m¾±±ô»å,†Latin lentus “s±ô´Ç·Éâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lithe1

Old English (in the sense: gentle; C15: supple); related to Old High German lindi soft, Latin lentus slow
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In her book, Blouin describes him as a "lithe and elegant" man whose "name was written in letters of gold in the Congo skies".

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For him, performing his music is its own reward — one reason he sings at close to full power, his voice brawny yet lithe, as his live band test-runs a few tunes behind him.

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Where Wayne’s Batman is lithe and graceful, The Penguin is awkward and rotund; while Wayne is charismatic, the Penguin is a weirdo, a quack.

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Strong is transformed as Cohn: slack-jawed and dead-eyed but constantly in motion, propelling his lithe, tanned body forward with a driven intensity in business and in pleasure.

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I wouldn’t say I look like those lithe young women who surround me there — most are so young that I could be their mother — but a taut core has developed beneath my midriff bulge.

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