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sylphlike

adjective as in svelte

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Example Sentences

It is one of the commonest delusions among fat men that horseback riding will bring them down and make them sylphlike and willowy.

I had red cheeks and was ashamed of them, and my stocky, square-shouldered figure was anything but sylphlike.

Their gross exaggeration was fondly counted upon to make her appear sylphlike by comparison with the images she raised.

Gradually the young bird emerged from its gruesome infancy, and day by day became more sylphlike.

Her vest and train of white satin did not conceal her sylphlike form and delicate feet.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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