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
  • On a Drive In cars, formaldehyde adhesives can be found in the dashboards, seat coverings, flooring materials, carpeting, door trim, window sealant and armrests.
    Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of trim
Adjective
  • The guy in front of me, Wade Wilson, is a wiry real estate agent from nearby Golden.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Franko, a wiry man of forty-four with a sharp, deliberate voice, sat reviewing his points for the morning: Arizona’s Proposition 314, a measure designed to allow state officials to round up and deport undocumented border crossers, topped the list.
    Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of wiry
Adjective
  • And there’s almost no one in town who wouldn’t take that offering, except this scrawny dude.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of scrawny
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Thesaurus Entries Near sylphlike

syllogistic

sylphlike

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