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windy

[win-dee]

adjective

windier, windiest 
  1. accompanied or characterized by wind.

    a windy day.

  2. exposed to or swept by the wind.

    a windy hill.

  3. consisting of or resembling wind.

    a windy tempest of activity.

  4. toward the wind; windward.

  5. unsubstantial or empty.

  6. of the nature of, characterized by, or given to prolonged, empty talk; voluble; verbose; bombastic.

  7. characterized by or causing flatulence.

  8. Chiefly Scot.boastful.



windy

/ ˈɪԻɪ /

adjective

  1. of, characterized by, resembling, or relating to wind; stormy

  2. swept by or open to powerful winds

  3. marked by or given to empty, prolonged, and often boastful speech; bombastic

    windy orations

  4. void of substance

  5. an informal word for flatulent

  6. slangafraid; frightened; nervous

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • windily adverb
  • windiness noun
  • unwindy adjective
  • ˈɾԻ徱Ա noun
  • ˈɾԻ徱 adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of windy1

before 900; Middle English; Old English windig. See wind 1, -y 1
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Predictably, the unprotected home met the fate that thousands of structures did during the windy and dry Jan. 7 disaster.

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In windy conditions, though, they can get blown off course.

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On a windy day like 3 June, they would have to sell that spare power to local people instead of into a national market.

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After a record-breaking spring, the weather has been distinctly unsettled since the start of June with wetter, windier and cooler temperatures than what is typical for the start of meteorological summer.

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The same can be said for the surrounding foothill communities, such as La Cañada Flintridge or Sierra Madre, where a dry, windy day could put them at the same risk for disaster.

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