lithe /laɪð/adjective 4verb 5noun 1forms 5 adjective4 •Capable of being easily bent; flexible.the elephant’s lithe trunk. •Slim but not skinny.The coaches are grim, tan, lithe-looking women, clearly twirlers once, on the far side of their glory now and very serious-looking, each with a clipboard and whistle. — 1997 •Adaptable. •(no longer used) Mild; calm. verb5 •To listen to, hearken to. •(no longer used) To attend; listen, hearken. •(no longer used) To become calm. •(no longer used) To make soft or mild; soften; alleviate; mitigate; lessen; smooth; palliate.England.. hath now suppled, lithed and stretched their throats. — 1652 •(dialect, no longer used) to thicken (gravy, etc.) noun1 •(Scotland) Shelter. formslithed · lithing · lithes · lither · lithest