LISSOM pr LISSIOME

PRONUNCIATION: (LIS-uhm)

MEANING: adjective: Agile; graceful.

ETYMOLOGY: Alteration of lithesome, from Old English lithe (flexible, mild) + -some (having a particular quality). Earliest documented use: 1800.

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BLISSOME - the sense of well-being that suffuses us upon contemplating a well-formed member of ones preferred gender

LASSOME - what the li'l dogie who won't run away is saying

LISTSOME - a likely consequence of taking on water, if you're a boat