blowy
Like blustery weather
Blowy describes weather that is windy or breezy, typically in a pleasant or invigorating way rather than dangerously gusty.
British speakers use it more commonly than Americans.
It was a blowy afternoon on the coast.
The word can also describe hair or fabric that moves freely in the wind, suggesting lightness and movement.
Full of moving air
- breezyMildly windy, or nonchalant
- blusteryWildly, coldly windy
- draftyLetting cold air in
- windsweptExposed to strong winds
billowing · fluttering · sweeping · whistling · howling · puffing · whirling · squally
Severe sustained wind
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- windstormViolent atmospheric disturbance
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
hurricane · cyclone · monsoon · tornado · blizzard · nor'easter · mistral · sirocco
windy
Full of moving air
windswept · billowing · fluttering · sweeping · whistling · howling · puffing · whirling · squally · turbulent
gale
Severe sustained wind
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- windstormViolent atmospheric disturbance
typhoon · hurricane · cyclone · monsoon · tornado · blizzard · nor'easter · mistral · sirocco · chinook
biting
Harshly critical or cold
raw · sharp · piercing · bitter · nippy · cutting · keen · stinging · numbing · wintry
windblown
Displaced by gusts
- tousledDisordered, especially hair
- ruffledDisturbed or trimmed ornamentally
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
messy · unkempt · wild · flyaway · mussed · swept · streaming · whipped
blowystill
Unmoving, or continuing
calm · windless · breathless · motionless · airless
- blow upViolently burst apart
- blowing upExpanding or detonating
- blown awayOverwhelmed with amazement
- blow outExtinguish with breath
- blow awayOverwhelm with amazement
- blown upEnlarged or destroyed explosively