adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   growing in a distorted shape produced by the prevailing winds.
2. 2
   dispersed by the wind.

   "In a patch of sunlit windblown water a fish leaped from the surface."

3. 3
   having disheveled hair blown about by the wind.

Adjective

1. 1
   used especially of trees; growing in a shape determined by the prevailing winds wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bleakblowncrookedexposedraw

Example

More examples

"In a patch of sunlit windblown water a fish leaped from the surface."

Etymology

From wind + blown.

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