willowy

[US]/'wɪləʊɪ/
[UK]/'wɪloi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. slender and graceful; long and slender, flexible.

Example Sentences

a girl with a willowy figure

She was transformed from a lanky adolescent into a willowy young woman.

She moved gracefully with her willowy figure.

The willowy branches swayed in the wind.

Her willowy hair cascaded down her back.

The dancer's willowy movements captivated the audience.

She wore a willowy dress that flowed around her legs.

The willowy model walked down the runway with elegance.

The willowy reeds by the pond rustled in the breeze.

Her willowy arms reached out to grab the falling book.

The willowy silhouette of the tree against the sunset was breathtaking.

She had a willowy grace that mesmerized everyone around her.

Real-world Examples

Her slight frame was willowy, graceful even in absolute stillness.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

" Yes, my lord. I was bought to please the king" . She was blue-eyed and fair, young and willowy.

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

Here was a new slave concubine, then, red-haired like my father, willowy and graceful.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

May fall he should try a different tree, like one strong as oak, a type less willowy that wouldn't cause whipping, one more spruce up.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May/June 2018 Compilation

This curious little pine is found at an elevation of from 1500 to 3000 feet, growing in close, willowy groves.

Source: The Mountains of California (Part 1)

She was not much taller than Jill herself, and a good deal slenderer, but obviously full grown, graceful as a willow, and her hair was willowy too, and there seemed to be moss in it.

Source: 06 The Silver Chair

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