billowy /ˈbɪ.ləʊ.(w)i/ adjective1 •Swelling or swollen into large waves; full of billows or surges; resembling billows.He was shabby and careless, with inkstains on the sleeves of his jacket, and his cravat was large and billowy, under a chin shaped like the toe of an old boot. — 1899 formsbillowier · billowiest