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blowy

American  
[bloh-ee] / ˈbloʊ i /

adjective

blowier, blowiest
  1. windy.

    a chill, blowy day.

  2. easily blown about.

    flimsy, blowy curtain material.


blowy British  
/ ˈbləʊɪ /

adjective

  1. another word for windy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of blowy

First recorded in 1820–30; blow 2 + -y 1


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They're a friendly lot over on the blowy east coast of Yorkshire, and have put together a decent and diverse 12-month programme.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2016

Below, on a blowy beach, is a boy called Rudi.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2015

It was a freezing cold day, it was blowy, and Stoke have been unbelievable at home this year.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 13, 2013

Pros say we are the Saudi Arabia of wind; it is so blowy, we should be the envy of Europe.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 30, 2012

Normally she would not have attempted the climb under such blowy conditions.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Real winter came to western Canada last week in the blowiest, snowiest, coldest storm since record-keeping began in 1884.

From Time Magazine Archive

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