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windy
[win-dee]
adjective
accompanied or characterized by wind.
a windy day.
exposed to or swept by the wind.
a windy hill.
consisting of or resembling wind.
a windy tempest of activity.
toward the wind; windward.
unsubstantial or empty.
of the nature of, characterized by, or given to prolonged, empty talk; voluble; verbose; bombastic.
characterized by or causing flatulence.
Chiefly Scot.boastful.
windy
/ ˈɪԻɪ /
adjective
of, characterized by, resembling, or relating to wind; stormy
swept by or open to powerful winds
marked by or given to empty, prolonged, and often boastful speech; bombastic
windy orations
void of substance
an informal word for flatulent
slangafraid; frightened; nervous
Other Word Forms
- windily adverb
- windiness noun
- unwindy adjective
- ˈɾԻ徱Ա noun
- ˈɾԻ徱 adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Predictably, the unprotected home met the fate that thousands of structures did during the windy and dry Jan. 7 disaster.
In windy conditions, though, they can get blown off course.
On a windy day like 3 June, they would have to sell that spare power to local people instead of into a national market.
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.
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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