lithe

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\ ˈlīt͟h

, ˈlīth

Definition of lithe

1 : easily bent or flexed lithe steel a lithe vine

2 : characterized by easy flexibility and grace a lithe dancer treading with a lithe silent step also : athletically slim the most lithe and graspable of waists — R. P. Warren

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Synonyms & Antonyms for lithe

Synonyms

bendy
[chiefly British],
flexible,
limber,
lissome
(also lissom),
lithesome,
pliable,
pliant,
supple,
willowy

Antonyms

Examples of lithe in a Sentence

the lithe body of a dancer the lithe blade of a fencing foil

Recent Examples on the Web To navigate these circumstances, the volunteers exercise lithe diplomacy, taking on the role of a neutral party doing what is viewed as harmless work. — The New Yorker, "The Grim Compassion of Searching for Missing Migrants in the Desert," 14 Apr. 2021 Among its most-striking features, VelociCoaster will attempt to outgun ravenous, lithe velociraptors with a magnetic launch that will hit 70 mph in 2.4 seconds and send passengers soaring up and over a 155-foot top hat tower. — Arthur Levine, USA TODAY, "'Ultimate thrill coaster': Universal Orlando will release the dinosaurs in its Jurassic World VelociCoaster," 6 Apr. 2021 Otherwise, the Heat would be left with the perimeter power play of Nemanja Bjelica and the lithe power play of Trevor Ariza, Andre Iguodala and KZ Okpala. — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, "Precious Achiuwa among last big men standing for Heat, with power void behind Bam Adebayo evident," 29 Mar. 2021 In little over 12 months at the club, the lithe Portuguese midfielder has become something of a talisman. — Matias Grez, CNN, "Ole in or Ole out? Manchester United fan Usain Bolt gives his verdict on the season so far," 18 Mar. 2021 But as the existence of the tape became a matter of public record, Farrow’s involvement was inflated into something monstrous, like a lithe hand casting a wolf’s shadow onto a child’s bedroom wall. — New York Times, "What Does the Dylan Farrow Home Video Reveal?," 17 Mar. 2021 This week’s pick is the Newfound Wines Gravels Grenache 2018 ($30, 13.9%), a delicate, lithe, energetic red wine from Matt Naumann and Audra Chapman. — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, "Gen Z is making fun of Millennials on TikTok for drinking wine. They've got it all wrong," 25 Feb. 2021 Two slave boys embrace, as seven hands touch their lithe bodies. — New York Times, "Cartoons, JFK’s Victory and Other Letters to the Editor," 29 Jan. 2021 As a lithe teenager growing up in Gloucestershire, England, in the mid-’90s, Murray trained rigorously at the English National Ballet School in London, where Diana, the Princess of Wales, was famously a patron. — Kari Molvar, Vogue, "Meet Bobbi Brown’s First-Ever Global Artistic Director," 15 Jan. 2021

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