windy
[ win-dee ]
/ ˈwɪn di /
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adjective, wind·i·er, wind·i·est.
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OTHER WORDS FROM windy
wind·i·ly, adverbwind·i·ness, nounun·wind·y, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use windy in a sentence
I began at once to make my imitations of Ossian, and I dare say they were not windier and mistier than the original.
Literature and Life|William Dean HowellsStill lay weather-bound last night, and to-day it has been windier than ever.
Farthest North|Fridtjof NansenGet out of these trappings of woe, and tell us if you ever saw a windier, grayer, meaner day in all your lives.
Six Girls and the Tea Room|Marion Ames Taggart
British Dictionary definitions for windy
windy
/ (ˈwɪndɪ) /
adjective windier or windiest
of, characterized by, resembling, or relating to wind; stormy
swept by or open to powerful winds
marked by or given to empty, prolonged, and often boastful speech; bombasticwindy orations
void of substance
an informal word for flatulent
slang afraid; frightened; nervous
Derived forms of windy
windily, adverbwindiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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