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SVELTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does svelte mean?
• SVELTE (adjective)
The adjective SVELTE has 1 sense:
1. being of delicate or slender build
Familiarity information: SVELTE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being of delicate or slender build
Synonyms:
Context example:
watched her slight figure cross the street
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