Meaning & use
lissome
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Thin, supple, and graceful in movement.
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The gymnast's lissome body arched effortlessly over the balance beam.
Willow branches swayed, lissome in the breeze.
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Lissome is a contracted, altered form of 'lithesome,' itself built from 'lithe.'
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