The Only Use of
lithe
in
Where the Red Fern Grows
- The long, lithe body dipped low to the ground.
p. 255.8lithe = thin with flexibility and grace of movement
Definitions:
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(1)
(lithe) a graceful, flexible body -- often implying thinness
or:
graceful, flexible body movement -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, lithe can mean that something is easily bent or flexed--such as "a thin blade of lithe steel," or "twisted the lithe vines."