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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The film is too breezy to say so directly, but its emphasis on the value of honest work wants you to think it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
On a hot but breezy day in the Algarve, Johnson opened with three consecutive birdies and added two more at the seventh and ninth to go out in 31 and take charge of the tournament.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Until now, it’d been a breezy World Cup for the United States, one of the tournament’s three hosts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
More than a decade later, my books still lean toward the seasonal standard: light fiction, breezy memoir, topical advice—the literary equivalent of potato chips munched lazily on the beach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Whoa, this is stirring something up in me, breezy and swift.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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
Further south, it will be breezier with bright spells and variable cloud.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2024
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
To live for a while in these ships is to find oneself in a purer, breezier atmosphere—an atmosphere of simple loyalty, old-fashioned patriotism, devotion to the Service, and cheery good-fellowship.
From The Harwich Naval Forces Their Part in the Great War by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight
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
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
I can still remember the fog rolling in daily, even during summer in one of the coolest, breeziest cities around.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2020
Oh, come, Mother; River Street is the breeziest, prettiest part of town, with the river and those fields opposite.
From The Treasure by Kathleen Thompson Norris
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