"blousy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈblaʊsi/, /ˈblaʊzi/ Forms: blousier [comparative], blousiest [superlative]
Etymology: From blouse + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blouse|y}} blouse + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} blousy (comparative blousier, superlative blousiest)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a blouse; loose, flowing. Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: blousey
    Sense id: en-blousy-en-adj-Bdf2rNW~ Disambiguation of Clothing: 60 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Forms: blousier [comparative], blousiest [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} blousy (comparative blousier, superlative blousiest)
  1. Alternative spelling of blowsy Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: blowsy Derived forms: blousily
    Sense id: en-blousy-en-adj-yxqGxY~n
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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