limber
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˈlɪmbər/
:
flexible
- The gymnast was exceptionally limber, allowing her to perform complex routines with ease.
- stay limber
- limber enough
- very limber
Examples
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To her, dance came naturally; her bones were long and fine, her muscles limber and blessed with that mystery known as a sense of rhythm.
Fiction book (2002) -
He was no longer the young and limber cavalier of former days.
Fiction book (2002) -
I learned I was very limber for my size.
Fiction book (1992) -
The trees above were limber in the wind.
Fiction book (2001) -
I was limber and quick on my feet, too.
Fiction book (1993) -
Wow, you are so limber!
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The man was tall and limber.
Fiction book (1991) -
Stretch often to keep your knee limber and fresh.
Blog text (17) -
She's thin and limber like licorice.
Fiction book (2002) -
He started walking across the floor that way, limber as ever, singing "Tra-ra-ra-boom-de-ay!" at the top of his voice.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
23
3.7
Able to move quickly and easily like a gymnast
18
3.7
Able to bend or move easily and smoothly
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4.2
Easy to bend or shape
3
5.6
Easily bent or shaped without breaking
2
2.5
Easy to move into new shapes
1
3.0
Can curve without breaking
Easy to bend without breaking, like a thin branch
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
8.6
A pine tree with long needles and flexible branches that grows high in western mountains
How Flexible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Limber (adj, physical) comes from the old word limb meaning 'arm or leg', so someone with loose limbs can bend easily and is called 'limber', which explains the modern sense 'flexible'.