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towy

UK/təʊ.i/US/toʊ.i/

towy adjective: composed of, or resembling, tow (the fabric).

Adjective

towy (comparative more towy, superlative most towy)

  1. Composed of, or resembling, tow (the fabric).
    • a towy mass

Proper noun capitalized: Towy

Towy

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Tywi, a river in Wales.

Forms of towy

comparativemore towy
superlativemost towy

Origin of towy

From tow + -y.

Questions about towy

What does towy mean?
Towy means composed of, or resembling, tow (the fabric).
What part of speech is towy?
Towy can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce towy?
Towy is pronounced /təʊ.i/ (UK).

Words near towy in the dictionary

  1. towsy
  2. Towthorpe
  3. Towton
  4. towtruck
  5. towtrucks
  6. towy
  7. Towyn
  8. towze
  9. towzed
  10. towzer
  11. towzers

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