draughty
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The 68-year-old said it had always been "cold and draughty" but admitted to being initially reluctant to accept help.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025
Her own flat's windows are not prone to condensation - but only because they are so draughty that they stay well-ventilated, she explains.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2024
European Union lawkmakers last month backed plans to save more energy, including through renovating draughty buildings.
From Reuters ● Nov. 3, 2022
UK homes are the coldest in Europe, poor insulation and draughty doors mean households spend 70% of their energy on heating and cooling.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2022
Fuel being scarce, and the Staniford Street house being draughty, I offered my services to a work crew in exchange for wood.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Private housing in Wales is among the oldest and draughtiest in the UK and western Europe.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2022
They can easily subsist—a thing to brag of— In the draughtiest of sanitary huts, On a "mute inglorious Stilson" and a bag of Monkey-nuts.
From Familiar Faces by Graham, Harry
"And one of the draughtiest," says Miss Blount, ungraciously.
From Portia or By Passions Rocked by Duchess
Near her sat the governesses, English, French and German, with little Janetta bringing up the rear in the draughtiest place and the most uncomfortable chair.
From A True Friend A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline
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