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Lithy vs Withy - What's the difference?

lithy | withy |

As adjectives the difference between lithy and withy

is that lithy is easily bent; pliable while withy is flexible, like a withe.

As a noun withy is

the osier willow (species: Salix viminalis).

lithy

English

Alternative forms

* (dialectal)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Easily bent; pliable.

    • Related terms

    * lithy tree (Webster 1913)

    withy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (archaic) Flexible, like a withe.

    • Synonyms

    * flexible

    Noun

    (withies)
  • The osier willow ().
  • A long flexible twig of the osier; a withe.

    • Synonyms

    * willow