windy

[win-dee]

adjective

windier, windiest 

1. accompanied or characterized by wind.

   a windy day.

2. exposed to or swept by the wind.

   a windy hill.

3. consisting of or resembling wind.

   a windy tempest of activity.

4. toward the wind; windward.

5. unsubstantial or empty.

6. of the nature of, characterized by, or given to prolonged, empty talk; voluble; verbose; bombastic.

7. characterized by or causing flatulence.

8. Chiefly Scot.,  boastful.

windy

/ ˈwɪndɪ /

adjective

1. of, characterized by, resembling, or relating to wind; stormy

2. swept by or open to powerful winds

3. marked by or given to empty, prolonged, and often boastful speech; bombastic

   windy orations

4. void of substance

5. an informal word for flatulent

6. slang,  afraid; frightened; nervous

Other Word Forms

• windily adverb
• windiness noun
• unwindy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of windy¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English windig. See wind ¹, -y ¹

Example Sentences

"When it's windy or sunny, you'll often get really cheap electricity available on the wholesale market," Jackson added.

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"It is going to get very wet and it is going to get very windy," Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Angus Hines said Saturday.

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Finch said "clear" health and safety issues were raised by contractors - including flags wrapping around lamp columns in wet and windy conditions and potentially coming into contact with lights - which could create a fire risk.

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“Then these humans are your family,” Asase says in that windy voice.

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As powerful as the cumbersome vessel was, it was not the easiest ship to steer, which made it dangerous to operate in such a windy site so close to shore.

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