lithe

lithe (līt̸h)

adjective lith′er, lith′·est

bending easily; flexible; supple; limber; lissome

Etymology: ME < OE lithe, soft, mild, akin to OHG lindi < IE base *lento-, flexible, bendable > linden, L lentus, pliant, flexible

lithe′ly adverb lithe′·ness noun

modif.

Modifies a noun

figure: He is twenty five years of age, about six feet in height, of lithe figure, with " Burnside " whiskers.
body: A car carries water more quickly than a lithe body can.
movement: For all his lithe body movement Coriolanus did not quite convince in his oratory.
form: His eyes finally came to rest on her lithe form.
man: Cathy: I was told I'd have a troupe of gorgeous, lithe, supple men to play with.
woman: Next, there was a beautiful lithe woman who had a reedy voice and loads of cigarettes to help her on her way.

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