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svelte
[ svelt, sfelt ]
adjective
svelter, sveltest.
- slender, especially gracefully slender in figure; lithe.
- suave; blandly urbane.
svelte
/ sfɛlt; svɛlt /
adjective
- attractively or gracefully slim; slender
- urbane or sophisticated
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of svelte1
C19: from French, from Italian svelto, from svellere to pull out, from Latin ŧ, from ex- 1+ vellere to pull
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In your special you once again come out onstage in all your shirtless glory — congrats on looking much more svelte these days.
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It’s a svelte, melodic style of dance music pitched between European deep house, jazzy R&B and local styles like kwaito and gqom.
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“That’s very cool,” Winter said, adding that the bird seemed graceful as a ballerina, “the most aloof, elegant, svelte creature ever.”
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Why do some dog breeds struggle to stay svelte?
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The downsides: It’s hard to fit ice cubes in the opening, and the svelte bottles are less visible carried inside a backpack.
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