willowy
adjUK /ˈwɪləʊi/ · US /ˈwɪloʊi/
Etymology From willow + -y.
1
Resembling a willow.
2
Of a person Tall, slender and graceful.
- The lovely face grew rigid, and the gracious willowy form seemed to erect itself.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
- Probably the biggest gasp in the Winona Ryder shoplifting trial last week came when two sales clerks in a row testified that the willowy actress had asked them to fetch her Coca-Colas from the Saks Fifth Avenue cafeteria.2002 November 3, Rick Lyman, “For the Ryder Trial, a Hollywood Script”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
3
Of a place Having willow trees.