If someone's tall, slender, and graceful, you can describe them as willowy. Your willowy friend might prefer hip-hop, but she is as lithe and elegant as a ballet dancer. When a person is willowy, they're as long, lean, and flexible as the branch of a willow tree blowing in the breeze.

What is a willowy woman?

/ˈwɪl·oʊ·i/ (esp. of a woman) graceful and thin, with long arms and legs: a willowy figure.

How do you use willowy in a sentence?

I looked up and spotted a willowy figure limned in the firelight of the flashlight. As it withdrew, its willowy form grew brighter, its glow mantling the men in golden hues. She was tall and willowy , a former model that'd made it big. Harmony was tall and willowy with red hair and green eyes.