Definition of "waifishly" [waifishly]

• In a waifish manner. (adverb)

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• "But beyond the sheer spectacle of all that galvanic power coming from a waifishly slender young woman with a shaggy mane of model hair and club-kid threads, there are the more enduring qualities in evidence of a sharp musical mind and a poetic soul."
• "Even smaller are the waifishly narrow spaces which, in order to accommodate the throngs, seem to have been trimmed of a generous six inches on either side."
• "I believe it has been called "Boston-style," which I guess means it is neither morbidly obese nor is it waifishly anorexic."