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词汇 sylphlike
释义 sylphlike
adjective
 usually humorousuk /ˈsɪlf.laɪk/ us /ˈsɪlf.laɪk/
(of a woman or girl) attractively thin and delicate(女子)仙女般的,苗条优雅的
Synonyms
lissomeliterary
lithe
slender
supple
svelte
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people)
be as thin as a rakephrase
be skin and bone(s)idiom
ectomorph
ectomorphic
emaciated
emaciation
gauntly
hollow
lithe
raw-boned
scrawny
slender
slight
slimly
slimness
sparely
thinness
ultra-thin
wasted
wiry

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Examples of sylphlike


sylphlike
I had red cheeks and was ashamed of them, and my stocky, square-shouldered figure was anything but sylphlike.
From Project Gutenberg
It is one of the commonest delusions among fat men that horseback riding will bring them down and make them sylphlike and willowy.
From Project Gutenberg
Their gross exaggeration was fondly counted upon to make her appear sylphlike by comparison with the images she raised.
From Project Gutenberg
For at this writing in those parts the slender, sylphlike string-bean is not playing a minor part, as with us.
From Project Gutenberg
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