lissome

English

Etymology

Alteration of lithesome

Alternative forms

• lissom

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlɪsəm/

Adjective

lissome (comparative more lissome, superlative most lissome)

1. lithe; quick and graceful in movement
   • Tennyson

     Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand.

   • 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XI:

     Well, let me tell you, Jeeves, and you can paste this in your hat, shapeliness isn't everything in this world. In fact, it sometimes seems to me that the more curved and lissome the members of the opposite sex, the more likely they are to set Hell's foundations quivering.

Synonyms

• flexible, limber, lithe, supple