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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Cali Adeline’s debut novel ‘People Watching in the Desert’ uses the tropes of a breezy summer getaway to explore the thorny, Didion-esque ethics of the stories we tell about others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
The arrangement creates a breezy walk-through from the front yard to the rear terrace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The threat of wildfires will continue, especially where dry weather is accompanied by breezy conditions.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Yet Infantino's breezy optimism has run into hurricane-force headwinds of scepticism during a build-up dogged by concerns over affordability, politics and conflict.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
In the mountains, even the summer nights were breezy.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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
It has allowed low pressure systems to graze the country, bringing breezier conditions, bands of rain to northern and western areas, and showers elsewhere.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2025
Inside, a removable shower head makes washing breezier, and a towel ring doubles as a device to hook up a leash.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
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
Own daughter to the old sea-dog, and if anything the breezier of the two!
From The Crime Doctor by Hornung, Ernest William
Thanksgiving Day is shaping up to be the warmest and breeziest day of the week, with another in a series of Santa Ana winds expected to usher in wildfire concerns in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
A row of fabric-backed booths, separated by oblong planters full of greenery, runs directly alongside the windows — the breeziest seats in the house.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 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
She released “C’mon C’mon” that year, which included “Soak Up the Sun,” one of her breeziest earworms.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2022
While I was wondering if he could be a more ill-favored or dirtier specimen of humanity than the others the last comer suddenly appeared—the jolliest and breeziest English naval Second Lieutenant.
From The Voyages of Captain Scott : Retold from the Voyage of the Discovery and Scott's Last Expedition by Turley, Charles
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