adj.
Pronunciation: ' svelt, ' sfelt
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: svelt · er ; svelt · est
Etymology: French, from Italian svelto, from past participle of svellere to pluck out, modification of Latin evellere, from e- + vellere to pluck ― more at VULNERABLE
Date: circa 1817
1 a : SLENDER , LITHE b : having clean lines : SLEEK
2 : URBANE , SUAVE
– svelte · ly adverb
– svelte · ness noun