LITHE (2)

Lithe, a. [[AS. līðe, for linðe tender, mild, gentle; akin to G. lind, gelind, OHG. lindi, Icel. linr, L. lenis soft, mild, lentus flexible, and AS. linnan to yield. Cf. Lenient.]] 1. 1. Mild; calm; as, lithe weather.
2. 2. Capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber; as, the elephant's lithe proboscis. Milton.