sylphlike

Definition of sylphlikenext

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Adjective
  • Moss-colored chaise longues in the living area, piled with pillows and wool blankets, are perfectly positioned to take in the view, as are the four-poster beds with wool-blend mattresses and willowy gauzy curtains.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Given the differences in Western and Eastern beauty standards, and the realities of setting a romance in the hockey world, neither Shane nor Ilya fit the mold of BL’s feminine, willowy bishonen.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The color, style, and design of railings, trim, porch columns, and even balusters can have a heavy impact on the appearance of the home.
    Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Gross says that using color on the moulding, trim, and even the outside edges of a door is one of her favorite ways to create whimsy.
    Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Murphy shed weight to become the wiry, brilliant theoretical physicist tormented by his own creation, the atomic bomb.
    Seth Doane, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Blooms stand on wiry stems above distinctive evergreen to semi-evergreen foliage.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The animated family film, which follows a scrawny anthropomorphic goat with dreams of sports stardom, looks to earn $13 million to 14 million through Sunday for a domestic total of $54 million to $55 million.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Nasir Khan, a scrawny Pakistani American college student living with his parents in Queens, sneaks out and drives his dad’s taxi to a party in Manhattan.
    Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Sylphlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sylphlike. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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