willowy

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In figure he was long and willowy, and reminded me irresistibly of an unhealthy cellar-grown potato plant.

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  1. adjective Planted with or abounding in willows.
  2. adjective Resembling a willow tree, especially:
  3. adjective Flexible; pliant.

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  • He had a knack of being willowy, so he could peer over his bifocals. —  The Great California Game—Lovejoy—Jonathan Gash
  • Remembering meeting her there for the first time alone and realizing that she had grown from a child he had scarcely noticed into a tall, willowy, darkly alluring young woman. —  Mary Balogh - Unforgiven
  • Tall, willowy, waist-length light-brown hair, big green eyes. —  Muller, Marcia - 19 The Broken Promise Land.htm
  • She looked like a child climbing out of the razor-wagon—a willowy, middle-aged child still able to wear black short-shorts and a simple white shirt that accented her breasts and narrow waist. —  FSF,May2008
  • Her slight frame was willowy, graceful even in absolute stillness. —  Stephenie Meyer - Twilight
 

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/ˈwɪləi/
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