willowy

adjective

ˈwi-lə-wē How to pronounce willowy (audio)
Definition of willowynext
as in flexible
able to bend easily without breaking the rattan's stems are split into willowy staves that are woven together to produce exquisite baskets

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Recent Examples of willowy The willowy model kept at it after marrying and having two children. — Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019 Joan Vassos — willowy, blonde, and 61 years young — is surrounded by 12 senior men who are getting ready to show some skin. — EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024 Her modeling roots are clear, her willowy limbs and striking cheekbones elevating her simple outfit of a shabby cashmere sweater and flowing skirt. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024 Her character, Priya, drawn with a willowy figure and bedroom eyes, is the mother of a new kid in town. — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for willowy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for willowy
  1. flexible
  2. plastic
  3. floppy
  4. pliant
  5. limber
Adjective
  • Changes in economic conditions, market volatility, or new tax laws demand that individuals and business owners remain flexible and proactive.
    — Aleksandar Jakovljevic, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Many loans are interest-free and come with flexible repayment plans.
    — Andee Tagle, NPR, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of flexible
Adjective
  • Each box contains single plastic packets inside with the lot code and best by date stamped on the bottom and on each packet.
    — Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The sensor consists of an array of microscopic plastic needles mounted on a flexible base.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of plastic
Adjective
  • The loose-fitting knit instantly elevates any poolside look, especially when paired with beach sandals and a big floppy hat.
    — Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Think fuzzy bunny costumes with long floppy ears, dramatic eyeshadow, tops made from repurposed straitjackets, and so on.
    — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of floppy
Adjective
  • With a pliant Congress, Trump is using his office to benefit his family’s business interests, former prosecutors and ethics lawyers say.
    — Natasha Frost, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
  • For all the talk and research that has gone into exploiting graphene’s pliant properties for use in wearable and flexible electronics, most of the polymer composites it has been mixed with to date have been on the hard and inflexible side.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Dec. 2016
Definition of pliant
Adjective
  • Two ultra-limber actors — Hassiem Muhammad and Ryan Sellers — in garish body makeup (and dance shoes) merge limbs and psyches for an electric demonstration of poetry in motion.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2023
  • For thousands of years, people have turned to yoga to feel more limber, release stress and rejuvenate their overall physical and mental health.
    — Forrest Brown, CNN, 21 June 2022
Definition of limber

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