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sylphlike [Brit ˈsɪlflʌɪk, Am ˈsɪlfˌlaɪk] ADJ

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to have a sylphlike figure

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She was the whole package: a lovely, sylphlike woman with a natural blush, like windburn, and an elusive quality that seemed lit from within. www.dailymail.co.uk

He was sylphlike, resplendent in tight, bright clothes the colour of royalty. www.thejournal.ie

Jacket collars should be undone to reveal a long neck, while longer hemlines will create a sylphlike silhouette. www.vogue.co.uk

In them she often appears insubstantial, sylphlike, almost spectral -- a visitation or an apparition from another realm. www.telegraph.co.uk

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