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lissome
LI-suhm
adjective
flexible; limber; nimble
1900Theodore DreiserSister CarrieHe was charmed by the pale face, the lissome figure, draped in pearl grey, with a coiled string of pearls at the throat.1979Robert AdamsThe Savage MountainsHer pretty olive face bathed with tears, Pehroosz slowly worked her broad-hipped but lissome body back from the crest, not turning until the bulk of the hill loomed above her.1999Kage BakerSky CoyoteThey were staring out at the dancers with haunted eyes; they hadn't noticed that they too were part of the show, a dapper gentleman skeleton machine and a lissome skull-faced lady machine.

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