lithely

In nimble fashion

Lithely means in a lithe manner—with supple, graceful movement: She lithely slipped through the crowd.

The word suggests flexibility and ease, often describing how dancers, athletes, or cats move.

agile

nimble

Quick and light-moving

spry · acrobatic · athletic · quick · fleet-footed · adroit · coordinated · sinuous · springy · lissome

movement

slink

Move furtively

  • glideMove with effortless continuity
  • slipMinor error or misstep
  • twistRotating motion or surprise

weave · sway · undulate · dart · slither · coil · stretch · pivot · bend · contort

graceful

elegant

Gracefully refined, tasteful

feline · sylphlike · swanlike · flowing · poised · dainty · delicate · airy · ethereal · refined

Opposites
physical movement quality

lithelyclumsily

In an uncoordinated manner

awkwardly · gracelessly · stiffly · lumberingly · heavily

bodily flexibility/suppleness

lithelystiffly

In inflexible manner

rigidly · inflexibly · woodenly · creakily · jerkily

Family

lithe, lithesome, litheness, lithest

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G