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blowy

adjective/ˈbləʊi/

What It Means

Windy or breezy.

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

Susceptible to drifting. (of soil)

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Blowy in Context

“A panoramic view of all the lives ruined by the financial markets, from the midlevel banker just trying to meet her monthly quota to the overly loyal gangster who doesn’t realize that loud, blowy Hawaiian shirts are the opposite of subtle.”

— 2013 October 17, Hua Hsu, “King of Hong Kong: Johnnie To and the violent, inventive evolution of H.K. cinema”, in Grantland

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From blow + -y (adjectival suffix).

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