svelte /svelt/ BrE AmE adjective literary
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: Italian svelto 'stretched' , from svellere 'to pull out' ]
thin and graceful SYN lithe :
She was slim, svelte, and sophisticated.
svelte /svelt/ BrE AmE adjective literary
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: Italian svelto 'stretched' , from svellere 'to pull out' ]
thin and graceful SYN lithe :
She was slim, svelte, and sophisticated.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012