blousy
Americanadjective
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The ruffly statement dress has blousy sleeves, a mock turtleneck and ribbed cuffs.
From Fox News • Dec. 28, 2021
There were coats in boucle wool in oversize plaid, finished with blousy, gathered sleeves.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2020
Early on, Brown affected a showy persona: long hair, blousy white shirts with billowing sleeves, leather vests, velvet pants tucked into knee-high boots, and Byronic capes.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 30, 2019
Brogan: You have these extremely blousy sleeves that go just past the elbow.
From Slate • Jan. 3, 2018
Naomi fingered the soft fabric of a gray dress with flared sleeves, a blousy top, and a skirt that flared out a bit from a belted waist.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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