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the rattan's stems are split into willowy staves that are woven together to produce exquisite baskets
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But in this room, influencers clamor for a picture with the willowy redhead.
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Rich Cohen, airmail.news, 2 Mar. 2024
Kidman, who’s nearly six feet tall, impossibly willowy, and the precise shade of a scoop of vanilla ice cream, has never been an Everywoman.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
But in this room, influencers clamor for a picture with the willowy redhead.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
The willowy model kept at it after marrying and having two children.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Willowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/willowy. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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willowy
adjective
wil·lowy
ˈwil-ə-wē 
1
: having many willows
a willowy valley
2
: resembling a willow
especially
: gracefully tall and slender
a willowy young dancer
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