blousy
/ˈblaʊsi/
blousy adjective: resembling or characteristic of a blouse; loose, flowing. Also the alternative spelling of blowsy.
Adjective
blousy (comparative blousier, superlative blousiest)
- Resembling or characteristic of a blouse; loose, flowing.
- Here's the store where the women on televangelism programs must buy their dresses, simple, blousy, with padded shoulders, three-quarter-length sleeves, and lace collars.1988 June 3, Bryan Miller, “Elsewhere: Jim and Tammy's Heritage”, in Chicago Reader
- Blousy tops thanks to a shipment of maternity gear from Addison's shoots help hide my faux belly from the rest of the staff, who sadly, must think I've just put on the pounds.2016, Meghann Foye, Meternity, page 60
Also used as
blousy is also the alternative spelling of blowsy.
Forms of blousy
| comparative | blousier |
|---|---|
| superlative | blousiest |
| alternative form | blousey |
Origin of blousy
From blouse + -y.
Words formed from blousy
Questions about blousy
- What does blousy mean?
- Blousy means resembling or characteristic of a blouse; loose, flowing.
- What part of speech is blousy?
- Blousy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce blousy?
- Blousy is pronounced /ˈblaʊsi/.
Words near blousy in the dictionary
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