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Lithe English Lahyth]  Adjective Lither Lithest Bending Readily

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adjective, lither, lithest.
Bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible

[before 900; Middle English lith (e), Old English līthe; cognate with Old Saxon līthi, German lind mild, Latin lentus slow]

The lithe body of a ballerina.

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