1
: easily bent or flexed
lithe steel
a lithe vine
2
: characterized by easy flexibility and grace
a lithe dancer
treading with a lithe silent step
also : athletically slim
a lithe, muscular athlete
the runner's lithe frame
lithely adverb
litheness noun
Examples of lithe in a Sentence
the lithe body of a dancer the lithe blade of a fencing foil
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This larger, lithe-bodied breed will live to be anywhere from 10 to 13 years old. —
Katelyn Chef, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026 Paperbacks are lighter and smaller and more lithe, easier to put in a pocket or a backpack and carry around. —Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026 Masri’s drumming is lithe and spacious even at its most aggressive; just as Alcorn’s guitar slides move with a gravity-defying, naturalistic force, his attacks seem to sprout out of each other independently, emerging in thickets. —H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026 These two lithe, blithe creatures introduced themselves. —Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lithe
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Katelyn Chef, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026 Paperbacks are lighter and smaller and more lithe, easier to put in a pocket or a backpack and carry around. —Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026 Masri’s drumming is lithe and spacious even at its most aggressive; just as Alcorn’s guitar slides move with a gravity-defying, naturalistic force, his attacks seem to sprout out of each other independently, emerging in thickets. —H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026 These two lithe, blithe creatures introduced themselves. —Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lithe
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“Lithe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/lithe. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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