clean-limbed
Slim and athletic
Clean-limbed describes a body with well-proportioned, graceful limbs—trim and athletic rather than bulky or awkward.
The term is literary and somewhat old-fashioned, typically appearing in descriptions of youthful physical beauty: a clean-limbed young athlete, the clean-limbed grace of a dancer.
It suggests health and vigor without excess.
Physically strong and active
- litheSupple and graceful
- slenderThin and graceful
- gracefulElegant in movement
- well-proportionedHaving harmonious dimensions
lean · toned · sinewy · supple · streamlined · trim · fit · svelte
Of ancient Greece/Rome
- sculpturalRelating to carved forms
- GrecianOf ancient Hellas
- idealizedMade to seem perfect
- harmoniousPleasingly in accord
proportioned · beautiful · refined · statuesque · noble · Apollonian · Renaissance · marble
athletic
Physically strong and active
well-proportioned · lean · toned · sinewy · supple · streamlined · trim · fit · svelte · willowy
classical
Of ancient Greece/Rome
- sculpturalRelating to carved forms
- GrecianOf ancient Hellas
- idealizedMade to seem perfect
harmonious · proportioned · beautiful · refined · statuesque · noble · Apollonian · Renaissance · marble · heroic
Edwardian
Of early twentieth-century Britain
healthy · spirited · dashing · gallant · unspoiled · hardy · fresh-faced · ruddy · vital · strapping