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[ wil-oh-ee ] / ˈwɪl oʊ i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR willowy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, wil·low·i·er, wil·low·i·est.pliant; lithe. (of a person) tall, slender, and moving gracefully. abounding with willows. Origin of willowyFirst recorded in 1760–70; willow + -y1 Words nearby willowyWillow Run, willow tit, willowwacks, willow warbler, willowware, willowy, willpower, Wills, Willstätter, will to power, willy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for willowyHe was more finely bred than any American she had met, with his bone-china accent, willowy height and languid wit. Tallulah Bankhead: Gay, Drunk and Liberated in an Era of Excess Art|Judith Mackrell|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Contemporary art and willowy blondes only take you so far, it turns out. Gordon Gekko's Skewed New Value System|John Kao|October 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST My slender, willowy grace and mellow, bird-like voice never seemed to melt his stony heart. Jane's glance flew to the drooping, willowy figure clinging to Garth's arm. The Hermit of Far End|Margaret Pedler
Lucy was a girl of medium height, not at all the willowy modern heroine of pictures and romance. A Lost Cause|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull In the violence of her agitation, she lost the languid, willowy stoop of frame that had become habitual. Fashion and Famine|Ann S. Stephens Tall, graceful and willowy, Alice Delary was in her first burst of womanhood. Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels|Stephen Leacock
British Dictionary definitions for willowy
adjectiveslender and graceful flexible or pliant covered or shaded with willows Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to willowyadroit, agile, dainty, delicate, elastic, elegant, flowing, limber, lithe, nimble, pliant, shapely, skinny, springy, svelte, thin, trim, lithesome |