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windowy

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English

Etymology

From window + -y.

Adjective

windowy (comparative more windowy, superlative most windowy)

  1. (rare, obsolete) Having little crossings or openings like the sashes of a window. [17th c.]
    • a. 1631, John Donne, “The Baite”, in Poems, published 1633:
      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 []
  2. Having many windows. [from 19th c.]
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Polish

Etymology

From winda + -owy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vinˈdɔ.vɘ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔvɘ
  • Syllabification: win‧do‧wy

Adjective

windowy (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (mechanics, relational) elevator, lift (permanent construction with a built-in platform or cab that can be raised and lowered, used to transport people and goods, as between different floors of a building)

Declension

verbs

Further reading

  • windowy in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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