| Nature | Forme |
|---|---|
| Positif | willowy \ˈwɪl.oʊ.i\ ou \ˈwɪl.əʊ.i\ |
| Comparatif | willowier \ˈwɪl.oʊ.i.ɚ\ ou \ˈwɪl.əʊ.i.ə\ |
| Superlatif | willowiest \ˈwɪl.oʊ.i.ɪst\ ou \ˈwɪl.əʊ.i.ɪst\ |
willowy \ˈwɪl.oʊ.i\ (États-Unis), \ˈwɪl.əʊ.i\ (Royaume-Uni)
Izzi’s willowy friend summed him up one evening when the ladies of the ensemble were changing their practice-clothes after a particularly strenuous rehearsal, defending him against the Southern girl, who complained that he made her tired.— (Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, Jill the Reckless, 1920)
On one side of the road was the immense Roche de St. Julien, which overhung it; through the gateway of the castle we saw the snowy mountains of La Valais, clothed in clouds, and on the other side was the willowy plain of the Rhone, in a character of striking contrast with the rest of the scene, bounded by the dark mountains that overhang Clarens, Vevai, and the lake that rolls between.— (Percy Bysshe Shelley, History of a Six Weeks’ Tour, 1817)