blowy

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blow·y

(blō′ē)

adj. blow·i·er, blow·i·est

Windy or breezy.

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blowy

(ˈbləʊɪ)

adj, blowier or blowiest

another word for windy¹

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blow•y

(ˈbloʊ i)

adj. blow•i•er, blow•i•est.

1. windy: a chill, blowy day.

2. easily blown about.

[1820–30]

blow′i•ness, n.

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Adj.

blowy - abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff"

windy, breezy

stormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas"

blowy

adjective

Exposed to or characterized by the presence of freely circulating air or wind:

airy, breezy, gusty, windy.

Translations

ventoso

blowy

[ˈbləʊɪ] ADJ [day] → de mucho viento
on a blowy day in March → un día de marzo de mucho viento
it's blowy here → aquí hay mucho viento

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blowy

adj (+er) → windig

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blowy

[ˈbləʊɪ] adj → ventoso/a

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