lissome

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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See lissom.

Her body felt as young and lissome in his arms as a girl's. — What Will People Say? A Novel, Rupert Hughes
“If I were a poet, how I would describe this unforgettable vision of those lissome young forms in the transparency of the water! — Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant, Guy de Maupassant
And one might imagine the old lady saying: When I was young I was as lissome as that, as pretty, had as eager a head. — Changeling, and Other Stories, Donn Byrne

lissom, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike

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