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Definition of
lithe adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
lithe
adjective
adjective
NAmE
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laɪð
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(
of a person or their body
)
moving or bending easily, in a way that is elegant
a tall lithe figure
lithely
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adverb
She moved lithely to the music.
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lithe
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