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WILLOWY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does willowy mean?
• WILLOWY (adjective)
The adjective WILLOWY has 1 sense:
1. slender and graceful
Familiarity information: WILLOWY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Slender and graceful
Synonyms:
gracile; willowy
Similar:
graceful (characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution)
Context examples
During this voyage we passed many willowy islands and saw several beautiful towns.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
She was a delicate, ethereal creature, swaying and willowy, light and graceful of movement.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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