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Blowy

//ˈbloʊi// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Windy or breezy.

    "1789, John O’Keeffe, Modern Antiques; or, The Merry Mourners, Act II, Scene 3, in The Dramatic Works of John O’Keeffe, London, 1798, Volume I, p. 351, All my doors open! this blowy night! reminds me of the Lisbon earthquake; but my storm-cap has protected me."

  2. 2
    Billowy, blowing or waving in the wind. (of fabric, hair, etc.)

    "[…] I remember now. You had the sun behind you, filtering through your amazing blowy hair, red hair […]"

  3. 3
    Susceptible to drifting. (of soil)

    "1929, U.S. Department of Agriculture Radio Service, Office of Information, Farm Science Snapshots, 19 October, 1929, And fall plowing except on blowy soils also will be good for the spring sown crops."

Adjective
  1. 1
    abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of blowie. alt-of, alternative

Etymology

Etymology 1

From blow + -y (adjectival suffix).

Etymology 2

From blow + -y (diminutive suffix).

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