willowy

Adjective

willowy (comparative willowier, superlative willowiest)

1. Resembling a willow.

   Synonyms:

   willowish, willowlike

2. 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

   Synonyms:

   lithe, slim, svelte, gaunt, gracile, lank, lean, leansome, lithesome, lissome

3. Having willow trees.

   Synonyms:

   willowed