Clean-limbed

//ˌkliːnˈlɪmd// adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a slender, athletic body; lithe. dated

    "He was big and clean-limbed and sinewy, with small cunning eyes, a resolute mouth and chin, and an air of perfect fearlessness. Roldan warmed to him, and looked with admiration and envy at the muscles on his splendid limbs."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having well-proportioned limbs wordnet

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shapelystatuesquetrim

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"He was big and clean-limbed and sinewy, with small cunning eyes, a resolute mouth and chin, and an air of perfect fearlessness. Roldan warmed to him, and looked with admiration and envy at the muscles on his splendid limbs."

Etymology

From clean (“shapely, well-proportioned”) + limbed (“having limbs of a specified kind or quality”, adjective).

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