Answer:

svelter

Answer	Crossword Clue
SVELTER	More thin and graceful
SVELTER	More gracefully slender
SVELTER	More slender

SVELTER	More lithe
SVELTER	Not as filled out
SVELTER	More slender and graceful
SVELTER	Thinner
SVELTER	Relatively sylphlike

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.