Dictionary entry

Lissom

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ Lis″som, Lis″some } (lĭs″sŭm), a. [For lithesome.] 1. Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome.

Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand. Tennyson.

2. Light; nimble; active. Halliwell.

— Lis″some‐ness, n.