LITHE
\lˈa͡ɪð], \lˈaɪð], \l_ˈaɪ_ð]\
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Mild; calm; as, lithe weather.
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Capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber; as, the elephant's lithe proboscis.
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To smooth; to soften; to palliate.
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Mild; calm; as, lithe weather.
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Capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber; as, the elephant's lithe proboscis.
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To smooth; to soften; to palliate.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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