limber
Flexible, pliant, bendableFlexible, pliant, bendable.
Meaning
1 sensesFlexible, pliant, bendable.
He's so limber that he can kiss his knee without bending it.
- (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely
- (used of artifacts) easily bent
- (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable
Examples
10 sentencesTom is quite limber.
Том доволі проворний. — deniko
Tom is quite limber, isn't he?
Tom is still quite limber.
Tom is limber.
The substitutes are beginning to limber up.
Запасні гравці починають розігріватися. — deniko
deDie Auswechselspieler fangen an, sich aufzuwärmen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
Unknown; possibly related to limb or limp + -er, as seen in clever, slipper (“slippery”),Unknown; possibly related to limb or limp + -er, as seen in clever, slipper (“slippery”), waker (“alert”), etc.
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Forms
limberer, limberestSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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