blowy
Americanadjective
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windy.
a chill, blowy day.
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easily blown about.
flimsy, blowy curtain material.
adjective
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A couple of months into the new football season, on a blowy afternoon in October 2017, it was enough to put them second in their league.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 26, 2018
For in the end, this is nothing but a gloriously glossy commercial for Manchester City – a great big blowy for the club from run-down Kippax Street determined to become the world’s leading football brand.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 23, 2018
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
Perry noticed them first — hitchhikers, a boy and an old man, both carrying homemade knapsacks, and despite the blowy weather, a gritty and bitter Texas wind, wearing only overalls and a thin denim shirt.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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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