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lithesome

lithe·some

Today it means: Characterised or marked by litheness; pliant, limber, nimble, lissom. Full definition →

Middle English lithsum

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Middle English · inherited fromlithsum
English todaylithesome

From Middle English lithsum, equivalent to lithe + -some. Doublet of lissom.

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