lissom
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Opponents realise this only after he has passed them … lissom and beautifully balanced, he glides like a silent wraith through gaps nobody else has spotted.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 30, 2013
"I hope you are not on the cover tomorrow," the lissom Russian smiled to a table of fellow competitors as she left a Daegu cafe near the athletes' village on Wednesday.
From Reuters ● Aug. 31, 2011
They are a lot of fun to watch, all those scampering, lissom, midfield attackers.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 4, 2011
But a number of Kim’s gold-medal predecessors were present Thursday, and all seemed thoroughly impressed that Kim had been so poised and lissom in her presentation and vaulting in her jumps.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2010
They were descending the broad stairs of the lower flight together, and Armathwaite had stolen one glance at the lissom young figure.
From The House 'Round the Corner by Louis Tracy
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