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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lithe/lʌɪð/

▶adjective slim, supple, and graceful.

– derivatives
lithely adverb,
litheness noun.

– origin OE līthe ‘gentle, meek’, also ‘mellow’, of Gmc origin.

'lithe' also found in these Oxford entries:

lissom - lithesome - sinuous - willowy

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