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svelte

adjective

being of delicate or slender build

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
S
Ends with
E
Contains
VE
Scrabble score
9

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Pronunciation

ˈsvɛlt

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adjective

  1. being of delicate or slender build

    “{'source': 'Frank Norris', 'text': 'she was slender as a willow shoot is slender'}”

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{'source': 'Frank Norris', 'text': 'she was slender as a willow shoot is slender'}
a slim girl with straight blonde hair
watched her slight figure cross the street

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