billowy

[ bil-oh-ee ]

/ ˈbɪl oʊ i /

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adjective, bil·low·i·er, bil·low·i·est.

characterized by or full of billows; surging: a rough, billowy sea.

Origin of billowy

First recorded in 1605–15; billow + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM billowy

bil·low·i·ness, noun

Words nearby billowy

Bill of Rights, bill of sale, billon, billow, billow cloud, billowy, billposter, Billroth, Billroth's operation I, Billroth's operation II, billy

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Example sentences from the Web for billowy

I was wearing a rather huge, billowy Maxi skirt and I must have lost track of exactly where it all was while on loo.
Penis Beakers and Constipated Dolls: What Mothers REALLY Want To Know|Tom Sykes|October 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Over the plains, apparently without end, was a sea of billowy clouds, shimmering with golden and pearly lights.
Your National Parks|Enos A. Mills
The waving of the tree-tops is the billowy movement of a hidden delight.
A Dish Of Orts|George MacDonald
It looked like a billowy sea of cotton-wool, but the airmen who had just emerged from it, had no comfort in its soft embrace.
Round the World in Seven Days|Herbert Strang

By-and-by this vast sheet of mist began to thicken towards the horizon, and to roll forward in billowy volumes.
Narrative And Miscellaneous Papers|Thomas De Quincey
With eager eyes they scanned the landscape of billowy mountains and hills to the east and south.
Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6)|John McElroy

British Dictionary definitions for billowy

billowy

/ (ˈbɪləʊɪ) /

adjective

full of or forming billowsa billowy sea

Derived forms of billowy

billowiness, noun

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单词	billowy
释义	billowy [ bil-oh-ee ] / ˈbɪl oʊ i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR billowy ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, bil·low·i·er, bil·low·i·est. characterized by or full of billows; surging: a rough, billowy sea. Origin of billowy First recorded in 1605–15; billow + -y¹ OTHER WORDS FROM billowy bil·low·i·ness, noun Words nearby billowy Bill of Rights, bill of sale, billon, billow, billow cloud, billowy, billposter, Billroth, Billroth's operation I, Billroth's operation II, billy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for billowy I was wearing a rather huge, billowy Maxi skirt and I must have lost track of exactly where it all was while on loo. Penis Beakers and Constipated Dolls: What Mothers REALLY Want To Know\|Tom Sykes\|October 11, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Over the plains, apparently without end, was a sea of billowy clouds, shimmering with golden and pearly lights. Your National Parks\|Enos A. Mills The waving of the tree-tops is the billowy movement of a hidden delight. A Dish Of Orts\|George MacDonald It looked like a billowy sea of cotton-wool, but the airmen who had just emerged from it, had no comfort in its soft embrace. Round the World in Seven Days\|Herbert Strang By-and-by this vast sheet of mist began to thicken towards the horizon, and to roll forward in billowy volumes. Narrative And Miscellaneous Papers\|Thomas De Quincey With eager eyes they scanned the landscape of billowy mountains and hills to the east and south. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6)\|John McElroy British Dictionary definitions for billowy billowy / (ˈbɪləʊɪ) / adjective full of or forming billowsa billowy sea Derived forms of billowy billowiness, noun 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 Words related to billowy distended, puffy, rising, rolling, swelling, swollen, undulating, wavy, bouncy, bouncing, bulgy, heaving, rippled, swirling, waving
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billowy

adjective, bil·low·i·er, bil·low·i·est.

Origin of billowy

OTHER WORDS FROM billowy

Words nearby billowy

Example sentences from the Web for billowy

British Dictionary definitions for billowy

adjective

Derived forms of billowy

Words related to billowy