sylphlike

adjective

Definition of sylphlikenext
as in willowy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sylphlike
  1. willowy
  2. trim
  3. wiry
  4. scrawny
Adjective
  • Kidman, who’s nearly six feet tall, impossibly willowy, and the precise shade of a scoop of vanilla ice cream, has never been an Everywoman.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
  • But in this room, influencers clamor for a picture with the willowy redhead.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of willowy
Adjective
  • For 2025 the company added a new Black Edition trim, tested here, with 20-inch wheels, dark trim and welcome lighting with the Infiniti logo.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Unlike most of Filson’s offerings, the cut of this jacket is trim, short, and boxy.
    The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of trim
Adjective
  • The bikes are loud and fast, the drivers are an attractive mixture of confidence, wiry strength and adrenaline.
    James Raia, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The tree made its first TV appearance on The Howdy Doody Show, and decorations went from cranberries and popcorn to red garland, white plastic globes, icicle lights and wiry white angel trumpeters.
    Kate Hogan, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of wiry
Adjective
  • With that miniature battery, the company estimates the sports car could deliver a scrawny 250-kilometer range on Europe’s WLPT cycle, which equates to roughly 200 km (125 miles) by U.S. measures.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2024
  • Nestor Lorenzo has managed Rodriguez well so far (Jamie Squire/Getty Images) A decade ago, Diaz was a scrawny 17-year-old from Barrancas with dreams of becoming a professional player.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
Definition of scrawny
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syllogistic

sylphlike

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