lissom

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Opponents realise this only after he has passed them … lissom and beautifully balanced, he glides like a silent wraith through gaps nobody else has spotted.

From The Guardian • Jan. 30, 2013

"I hope you are not on the cover tomorrow," the lissom Russian smiled to a table of fellow competitors as she left a Daegu cafe near the athletes' village on Wednesday.

From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2011

You would expect lissom harmonies and dreamy-eyed songs about girls, of which there are plenty tonight – not least "Candyfloss", their single.

From The Guardian • Jan. 23, 2011

But a number of Kim’s gold-medal predecessors were present Thursday, and all seemed thoroughly impressed that Kim had been so poised and lissom in her presentation and vaulting in her jumps.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2010

Instantly the fair, rosy face became pale and downcast, and Dainty shuddered as if an icy blast had swept over her lissom form.

From Dainty's Cruel Rivals The Fatal Birthday by Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs.