willowish

• a word derived from willow.
  willow

  noun

  any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, characterized by narrow, lance-shaped leaves and dense catkins bearing small flowers, many species having tough, pliable twigs or branches used for wickerwork, etc.

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willowish

It is intended to bring before the reader's mind the utterly willowish character of Oswald, Lord Nelvil.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by George Saintsbury

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