blowyadj.
/ˈbləʊi/, U.S. /ˈbloʊi/ Characterized by blowing.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > windy
windyc1000
airy1591
flatulent1671
blowing1678
breezy1751
west-windy1827
blowy1830
the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [adjective] > tossing about > blown about by the wind
free-blowing1732
blowing1845
blowy1864
1830 M. R. Mitford Our Village (1863) IV. 269 It was a raw blowy March evening.
1840 N. P. Willis Loiterings of Trav. III. 239 A very cold, blowy and rough night.
1864 Ld. Palmerston in Daily Tel. 26 Aug. I had at one time nearly 1,000 acres of blowy sand where no blade of grass grew.
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