adjective
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fresh; windy
a breezy afternoon
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casual or carefree; lively; light-hearted
her breezy nature
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lacking substance; light
a breezy conversation
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I will be the easy, breezy dream date.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
By contrast, northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and north Wales will have a breezy day with sunny spells and a scattering of showers which could be heavy in the west.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The image of that breezy, boisterous grandma stayed with Steinem for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Although it was Dolly Parton taking questions from late-night hosts in countless, breezy interviews, it was “Dolly Parton” answering.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Mount Washington sometimes gets a little gusty, to put it mildly, and this was a particularly breezy day.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
The government has issued heat warnings and urged residents to take measures to stay cool, including encouraging office workers to ditch formal attire for breezier outfits.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The first two tracks are dense and heavy, but elsewhere on the record she opts for a breezier approach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
The one-time “Call Me Maybe” ingénue shows off a breezier and more mature side, as impressionistic production from Rostam Batmanglij helps her conjure California sunshine.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
For years, “CNN Sports Tonight” competed against ESPN’s “SportsCenter” and helped popularize a breezier style of presenting sports highlights on television.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
Norris is always happy in his delineation of everyday experiences, but rarely has he been brighter or breezier than in "Matthew Austin."
From The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
We wandered around the parking lot until we found the breeziest spot, although I was also Googling “How to fly a kite successfully.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2026
In this mild winter, Friday seemed to be one of Washington’s dampest, chilliest, breeziest, and possibly even gloomiest, days of the year.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023
So far this season, she is running neck and neck with the children: Each role she takes on becomes the best and breeziest in the whole show.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2022
Initially slated for last year, Chesney’s stacked stadium voyage finally docks in Seattle with pop-country duo Dan + Shay, Old Dominion and Carly Pearce rounding out the season’s breeziest lineup.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2022
Even to-day the breeziest popular melodies in the East are suggestive of the Oratio Jeremiæ.
From The Faith of the Millions (2nd series) by George Tyrrell
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