windy

[ win-dee ]

adjective

, wind·i·er, wind·i·est.

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

/ ˈwɪndɪ /

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. See flatulent
   an informal word for flatulent
6. slang.
   afraid; frightened; nervous

Derived Forms

• ˈwindiness, noun
• ˈwindily, adverb

Other Words From

• windi·ly adverb
• windi·ness noun
• un·windy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of windy¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English windig. See wind ¹, -y ¹

Example Sentences

It remains to be seen, especially if it’s windy and wet out, but the heated tables could provide a cozy way for patrons to dine outside in a fairly comfortable, safe, and standard way.

From Fortune

It was never colder than about seventy degrees, although that feels cold when you’re wet and it’s windy, but cold wasn’t the issue.

From Nautilus

In particularly hot, dry, and windy conditions, you could die from dehydration in less than three days if no water is available.

From Popular-Science

You can only live 3 hours without shelter in a cold, wet, and windy setting.

From Popular-Science

When Steadman and some other CSL workers agreed to talk, I got in my car and made the windy four-hour drive to the strip mall in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, where they worked.

From ProPublica

The independent and go-getter spirit started young, with the band plastering posters throughout the Windy City.

From The Daily Beast

His brother Sidronio immediately took over, and the Windy City reported no shortage of smack.

From The Daily Beast

He paid his own way, joining older brother Jacob who had escaped to the Windy City earlier that year.

From The Daily Beast

To save the Windy City, we have to use everything at our disposal.

From The Daily Beast

The windows were sealed shut around the edges by duct tape but still rattled when it got windy.

From The Daily Beast

Turn we our backs to the cold gloomy north, to the wet windy west, to the dry parching east—on to the south!

From Project Gutenberg

Through the beautiful, windy autumn days, he labored at his difficult task, the task of telling a story.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a windy night and a sudden gust blew his tall hat into the river, and after it unfortunately dropped the meerschaum.

From Project Gutenberg

Moreover, though a land of frost, it is very windy, the wind being nearly always a cold one.

From Project Gutenberg

As well as can be expected in this dusty windy city where they have to stay in the house half the day.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bending
• curving
• meandering
• serpentine
• sinuous
• snaking
• tortuous
• turning
• twisting
• twisty
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