Definition of "lithe" []

• Readily bent; supple: lithe birch branches. (adjective)
• Marked by effortless grace: a lithe ballet dancer. (adjective)

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• "I suppose they wanted to remind buyers of the term lithe, but I thought "stone" when I saw it."
• "A small but far from minor miracle ... a story that is both tragic and full of light and grace ... full of suspense and written in lithe, resilient prose that by itself delights."
• "In the morning we awoke in lithe, though fluttered spirits; and after breakfast, in their pleasant kitchen, with "Michael," and "Blue-eye," and "White Lady," and half-a-dozen more purring about us, we took leave of a house where we have enjoyed many pleasant hours, and once more assembled at our own as the final rendezvous."