billowy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɪləʊɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bil′ō ē)

Inflections of 'billowy' (adj):
billowier
adj comparative
billowiest
adj superlative

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bil•low•y  (bil′ō ē),USA pronunciation adj., -low•i•er, -low•i•est. 
  1. characterized by or full of billows;
    surging:a rough, billowy sea.
  • billow + -y1 1605–15
bil′low•i•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
billowy / ˈbɪləʊɪ/
  1. full of or forming billows: a billowy sea
ˈbillowiness
'billowy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
pahoehoe - surgy

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