arrowy

English

Etymology

From arrow +‎ -y.

Adjective

arrowy (comparative more arrowy, superlative most arrowy)

  1. Consisting of arrows.
    an arrowy shower
  2. Formed or moving like, or in any respect resembling, an arrow; for example swift or slender or straight
    • 1818, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein:
      I saw him in his boat, which shot across the waters with an arrowy swiftness and was soon lost amidst the waves.

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