windblown

See also: wind-blown

English

Etymology

From wind +‎ blown.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪndˌbloʊn/

Adjective

windblown (comparative more windblown, superlative most windblown)

1. (of a tree) growing in a distorted shape produced by the prevailing winds.
2. (of seeds, leaves etc) dispersed by the wind.
   • 2022, Ian McEwan, Lessons, page 168:

     In a patch of sunlit windblown water a fish leaped from the surface.

3. (of a person) having disheveled hair blown about by the wind.

Translations

windblown, blown by the wind

Danish: vindblæst Norwegian: Bokmål: vindblåst