Lithe used in a sentence

Lithe in a sentence as an adjective

' He [Roth] turned to regard me. 'So lithe and pale,' he pronounced.

It's clear to me that that's not to be taken as a literal statement but rather figurative contrasting himself with his fiancee who is more lithe, in spirit, if not physically.

All the processions wound towards the north side of the city, where on the great water-meadow called the Green' Fields boys and girls, naked in the bright air, with mud-stained feet and ankles and long, lithe arms, exercised their restive horses before the race.