lissom
Example Sentences
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It's lissom and light – insubstantial, but in a good way.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 12, 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
Her eyes were a pure blue, her complexion was bright and clear, she had a particularly lithe lissom figure, and her small head was very gracefully set on her neck and shoulders.
From A Search For A Secret (Vol 2 of 3) A Novel by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
