- sveltest
- svelt adj. slender, having a slim and graceful figure
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
sveltest
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svelte — adjective (svelter; sveltest) 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
svelte — /svelt, sfelt/, adj., svelter, sveltest. 1. slender, esp. gracefully slender in figure; lithe. 2. suave; blandly urbane. [1810 20; < F < It svelto < VL *exvellitus pulled out (r. L evulsus, ptp. of evellere), equiv. to L ex EX + velli , var. s.… … Universalium
