1. Mild; calm; as, lithe weather. [Obs.]
2. Capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber; as, the elephant's lithe proboscis. Milton.
LITHE
Lithe, v. t. Etym: [AS. Lithe, a.]
Defn: To smooth; to soften; to palliate. [Obs.]
LITHELY
Lithe"ly, adv.
Defn: In a lithe, pliant, or flexible manner.
LITHENESS
Lithe"ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being lithe; flexibility; limberness.
LITHER
Li"ther, a. Etym: [AS.
Defn: Bad; wicked; false; worthless; slothful. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Not lither in business, fervent in spirit. Bp. Woolton.