windy
[ win-dee ]
/ ˈwɪn di /
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adjective, wind·i·er, wind·i·est.
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blustery, stormy, brisk, boisterous, gusty, windswept, airy, blowing, fresh, raw, tempestuous, wild, blowy, drafty, squally, bombastic, diffuse, empty, garrulous, inflated
Nearby words
- windup,
- windward,
- windward islands,
- windward passage,
- windway,
- windy city,
- windz,
- wine,
- wine and dine,
- wine bar
Origin of windy
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Examples from the Web for windier
Get 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 TaggartI 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 Nansen
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
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