blowy

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˈbləʊi/    /ˈbloʊi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative spelling of blowie. alt-of,alternative
形容词 adj.
  1. Windy or breezy.
    — 1789, John O’Keeffe, Modern Antiques; or, The Merry Mourners, Act II, Scene 3, in The Dramatic Works of John O’Keeffe, London, 1798, Volume I, p. 351, All my doors open! this blowy night! reminds me of the Lisbon earthquake; but my storm-cap has protected me.
  2. Billowy, blowing or waving in the wind. (of fabric, hair, etc.)
    — […] I remember now. You had the sun behind you, filtering through your amazing blowy hair, red hair […]
  3. Susceptible to drifting. (of soil)
    — 1929, U.S. Department of Agriculture Radio Service, Office of Information, Farm Science Snapshots, 19 October, 1929, And fall plowing except on blowy soils also will be good for the spring sown crops.

词形变化

blowier comparative blowiest superlative blowies plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *blēaną
Proto-West Germanic *blāan
Old English blāwan
Middle English blowen
English blow
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English blowy
From blow + -y (adjectival suffix).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *blēaną
Proto-West Germanic *blāan
Old English blāwan
Middle English blowen
English blow
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English blowy
From blow + -y (diminutive suffix).
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