blustery

American  

[bluhs-tuh-ree] / ˈblʌs tə ri /

Also blusterous

adjective

1. characterized by strong, gusty wind.

   It's a blustery day, with a stiff westerly whipping across the valley keeping the temperature on the cool side.

2. full of bravado and empty boasts, threats, or protests.

   Without these two arrogant, blustery leaders, the two sides would likely have solved their problems and worked things out.

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Other Word Forms

• blusterously adverb
• unblusterous adjective
• unblusterously adverb

Etymology

Origin of blustery

bluster ( def. ) + -y ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Through the day there will be a mix of sunny spells with blustery showers - with hail and thunder also possible.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Sometimes the blustery weather can distract play, as a takeaway food bag blowing onto the main stadium court during Grigor Dimitrov’s first-round victory against Terence Atmane did on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

It comes off loud, blustery, and overconfident, as if to signal a blasé disengagement with the incredible stakes of the moment.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

Back in Beadnell, on the kind of grey blustery day when the rain pecks at your face, the Craster Arms has a steady stream of windbent visitors.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

She’s wearing an orange tie-dye hippie dress and her blustery black hair’s blowing into her face.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

Related Words

• gusty
• howling
• turbulent
• windy