First Known Use: circa 1817
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svelte
adjective \ˈsvelt, ˈsfelt\
: thin in an attractive or graceful way
svelt·ersvelt·est
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Origin of SVELTE
French, from Italian svelto, from past participle of svellere to pluck out, modification of Latin evellere, from e- + vellere to pluck — more at vulnerable
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