windowy en · ADJ
Etymology
From window + -y.
Meanings
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(obsolete, rare) Having little crossings or openings like the sashes of a window.
Let others freeze with angling reeds, And cut their legges, with shells and weeds, Or treacherously poore fish beset, With strangling snare, or windowie net […]
a. 1631, John Donne, “The Baite”, in Poems, published 1633:
- Having many windows.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most windowy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more windowy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |