Svelte definition
His svelte singing style.
A glamorous supermodel is an example of someone who would be described as svelte.
An example of svelte used as an adjective is the phrase svelte style which describes a suave style.
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Origin of svelte
- French from Italian svelto from past participle of svellere to stretch out from Vulgar Latin exvellere from Latin ēvellere ē-, ex- ex- vellere to pull
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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