willowish en · ADJ
Etymology
From willow + -ish.
Meanings
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Resembling a willow; willowy.
First for a May-fly : you may make his body with greenish colored crewel or willowish color
1653, Iz[aak] Wa[lton], The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man’s Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing, […], London: […] T. Maxey for Rich[ard] Marriot, […], →OCLC; reprinted as The Compleat Angler (Homo Ludens; 6), Nieuwkoop, South Holland, Netherlands: Miland Publishers, 1969, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more willowish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most willowish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |