windy
Americanadjective
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windier,
comparative
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windiest
superlative
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accompanied or characterized by wind.
a windy day.
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exposed to or swept by the wind.
a windy hill.
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consisting of or resembling wind.
a windy tempest of activity.
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toward the wind; windward.
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unsubstantial or empty.
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of the nature of, characterized by, or given to prolonged, empty talk; voluble; verbose; bombastic.
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characterized by or causing flatulence.
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Chiefly Scot. boastful.
adjective
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of, characterized by, resembling, or relating to wind; stormy
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swept by or open to powerful winds
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marked by or given to empty, prolonged, and often boastful speech; bombastic
windy orations
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void of substance
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an informal word for flatulent
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slang afraid; frightened; nervous
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Etymology
Origin of windy
before 900; Middle English; Old English windig. See wind 1, -y 1
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Dry, windy days lift ash back into the air, while rain and snow turn it into a heavy deposit blocking drains and damaging infrastructure.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
A stormy season is forecast for the UK with the chances of wet and windy weather higher than normal, particularly from November.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
They drive what seems to be about 45 minutes to the resort, through wooded forests on windy roads, and arrive in a tropical location overlooking miles of white sandy beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Summer can be especially windy, whipping up the waters around the Cyclades just as tourists flock to the popular islands of Mykonos, Naxos and Milos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
On Tuesday it rained—the kind of chilly, windy rain that made the trees sway, and meant we weren’t allowed outdoors during lunch.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
“This second time around journey has been a little windier in many ways , but wow we are so grateful for this moment!! Little sissy on the way!!!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
The weather has turned much windier due to a very strong Atlantic jet stream with winds reaching 220mph.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
A return to milder, wetter, and windier Atlantic weather has brought an end to the recent UK cold snap, which caused widespread disruption from snow and ice.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026
With the nights drawing in along with wetter, windier and cooler weather recently, you may have noticed it's starting to feel like autumn.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
Mucky clouds lidded the sunrise but today was bags windier and better for kite flying.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Sunday is expected to be the windiest day, “with pretty widespread south-to-west winds, anywhere between 20 to 35 mph gusts,” Kittell said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
"Antarctica is the coldest, driest, and windiest place on the planet. It is also the highest continent on Earth," Tordeur said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025
The windiest weather on Saturday is likely to be found across Scotland, parts of Northern Ireland, northern England and north Wales.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2024
It's actually the windiest place in our solar system.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2023
Only on the windiest, coldest days does Pforzheim feel like home.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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