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billowy.

Swelling or swollen into large waves; full of billows or surges; resembling billows.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbɪ.ləʊ.(w)i/UK
  1. Swelling or swollen into large waves; full of billows or surges; resembling billows.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *belganą Proto-Germanic *bulgijō Old Norse bylgjabor. Middle English *bilwe English billow Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English billowy From billow + -y.

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