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lissom adjective [ ˈlɪs(ə)m ]

• (of a person or their body) thin, supple, and graceful.
• "the kind of outfit that should be left to lissom teenagers"
Similar: supple, lithe, limber, graceful, elegant, spry, flexible, loose-limbed, agile, nimble, deft, dexterous, fit, slim, slender, thin, willowy, sylphlike, sleek, trim,
Opposite: portly,
Origin: late 18th century: contraction, from lithe + -some1.


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