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Definition of Lithesome
1. Adjective. Moving and bending with ease.
Similar to: Graceful
Derivative terms: Lissomeness, Litheness, Slenderness, Suppleness
Definition of Lithesome
1. a. Pliant; limber; flexible; supple; nimble; lissom.
Definition of Lithesome
1. Adjective. Describing as being lithe. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lithesome
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lithesome
Literary usage of Lithesome
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Anthology, 1787-1900: Selections Illustrating the Editor's by Edmund Clarence Stedman (1900)
"TWO PATHS A PATH across a meadow fair and sweet, Where clover-blooms the lithesome
grasses greet, A path worn smooth by his impetuous feet. ..."
2. The Secrets of Distinctive Dress: Harmonious, Becoming, and Beautiful Dress by Mary Brooks Picken (1918)
"lithesome! Isn't that a fascinating word? Almost as much so as happiness. No;
not really so fascinating. Happiness says so much, means so much, ..."
3. Chambers's Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by James Donald, William Chambers (1878)
"Same as lithesome. lisping, lisp'ing, adj., pronouncing with a lisp.—n. the act
of speaking with a lisp.—adv. liip'ingly. LUt, list, n., a stripe or border ..."
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