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  • 21graceful — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lithesome, lissome, svelte, sylphlike, gainly; easy, fluent; willowy, pleasing, elegant, attractive. See beauty, elegance. Ant., awkward. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [ Said of movement ] Syn. lissome …

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  • 22lissome — c.1800, variant of LITHESOME (Cf. lithesome) …

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  • 23lissome — lis•some or lis•som [[t]ˈlɪs əm[/t]] adj. 1) lithe and graceful; supple; lithesome 2) agile, nimble, or active • Etymology: 1790–1800; assimilated form of *lithsome, var. of lithesome lis′some•ly, adv. lis′some•ness, n …

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  • 24Lithe — Lithe, a. [AS. l[imac][eth]e, for lin[eth]e tender, mild, gentle; akin to G. lind, gelind, OHG. lindi, Icel. linr, L. lenis soft, mild, lentus flexible, and AS. linnan to yield. Cf. {Lenient}.] 1. Mild; calm; as, lithe weather. [Obs.] [1913… …

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  • 25lissome — also lissom adjective Etymology: alteration of lithesome Date: 1763 1. a. easily flexed b. lithe 2 2. nimble • lissomely adverb • lissomeness noun …

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