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arrowy

US/ˈɛɹoʊi/

arrowy adjective: consisting of arrows.

Adjective

arrowy (comparative more arrowy, superlative most arrowy)

  1. Consisting of arrows.
    • Now the Storm begins to lovver, / (Haſte, the loom of Hell prepare,) / Iron-ſleet of arrovvy ſhovver / Hurtles in the darken'd air.1761 (date written), [Thomas] Gray, “Ode VIII. The Fatal Sisters. From the Norse Tongue.”, in The Poems of Mr. Gray. […], York, Yorkshire: […] A[nn] Ward; and sold by J[ames] Dodsley, […]; and J[ohn]...
  2. Formed or moving like, or in any respect resembling, an arrow; for example, slender, straight, or swift.
    • I saw him in his boat, which shot across the waters with an arrowy swiftness, and was soon lost amidst the waves.1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], chapter III, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume III, London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding...

Forms of arrowy

comparativemore arrowy
superlativemost arrowy

Origin of arrowy

From arrow + -y.

Words formed from arrowy

Questions about arrowy

What does arrowy mean?
Arrowy means consisting of arrows.
What part of speech is arrowy?
Arrowy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce arrowy?
Arrowy is pronounced /ˈɛɹoʊi/ (US).

Words near arrowy in the dictionary

  1. arrowwoods
  2. arrowword
  3. arrowwords
  4. arrowworm
  5. arrowworms
  6. arrowy
  7. Arroyave
  8. Arroyaves
  9. arroyo
  10. Arroyo Concepción
  11. Arroyo Grande

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