windy
Americanadjective
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accompanied or characterized by wind.
a windy day.
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exposed to or swept by the wind.
a windy hill.
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consisting of or resembling wind.
a windy tempest of activity.
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toward the wind; windward.
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unsubstantial or empty.
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of the nature of, characterized by, or given to prolonged, empty talk; voluble; verbose; bombastic.
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characterized by or causing flatulence.
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Chiefly Scot. boastful.
adjective
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of, characterized by, resembling, or relating to wind; stormy
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swept by or open to powerful winds
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marked by or given to empty, prolonged, and often boastful speech; bombastic
windy orations
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void of substance
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an informal word for flatulent
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slang afraid; frightened; nervous
Other Word Forms
- unwindy adjective
- windily adverb
- windiness noun
Etymology
Origin of windy
before 900; Middle English; Old English windig. See wind 1, -y 1
Example Sentences
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I’m not a runner, but I pump my legs as fast as possible, hair whipping across my face in the windy afternoon.
From Literature
It was raining and windy, but I left the umbrella Mama’d put out for me closed up in my bag.
From Literature
But without any ice, "it's too windy and the waves are too big," Kleist says.
From Barron's
It was cold and it was windy, and Sam had never felt anything like that before.
From Literature
The weekend looks more showery, though less windy and a little milder; however, there are signs pointing towards a colder, drier spell toward the end of the month.
From BBC
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