willowy
pronunciation
How to pronounce willowy in British English:
UK [ˈwɪləʊi]
How to pronounce willowy in American English:
US [ˈwɪloʊi]
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- Adjective:
- slender and graceful
Word Origin
- willowy (adj.)
- "flexible and graceful," 1791, from willow + -y (2). Earlier "bordered or shaded by willows" (1751). Willowish is older (1650s) but only in reference to the color of willow leaves. Related: Willowiness.
Example
- 1. I love my skin , itissmooth willowy .
- 2. She was transformed from a lanky adolescent into a willowy young woman .
- 3. Clothes always look good on her because she 's so tall and willowy .
- 4. She was tall and willowy with straight blond hair ; I was short with dark , curly hair .
- 5. When people had wished to distinguish her from the other two miss archers they had always called her the willowy one .