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waif-like [ˈweɪflaɪk] ADJ inv

waif-like

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I'm tolerable on my own two feet but gardener's knees are not the best for lifting women -- even the waif-like dancers on the show.

www.mirror.co.uk

One might argue that such a body type is certainly healthier than the waif-like shape depicted on thinspo.

theconversation.com

But often times that waif-like look, he says, is more of a reaction to social norms.

wtop.com

Large angular -- often tubular -- arms defined the clothes' architecture, worn by waif-like models in chic black high-heel boots that rode high up the leg like ruffled pants.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

He has improved his upper body strength remarkably, transforming him from a waif-like wideman who often flattered to decieve into a barnstorming powerhouse, tearing through opposition defences at will.

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It is a term to describe buxom and shapely, with broad hips and lots of sensuous, womanly curves as opposed to an androgynous waif-like figure.

www.smh.com.au

Commonly used to describe a woman's physical beauty, suggesting something waif-like (there's another one) and delicate.

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She denied ever taking the drug and said her waif-like appearance was down to a lack of food.

fashion.telegraph.co.uk

The hidden thought-field of their children might not be visible to parents much less discernible, with the undercurrents remaining intangible, ethereal and waif-like.

www.thehindu.com

She recalls first realising that she needed to take action when she caught a glimpse of herself from a mirror in a nightclub and did not recognise the waif-like figure.

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