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

"Antarctica is the coldest, driest, and windiest place on the planet. It is also the highest continent on Earth," Tordeur said.

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"The weather has changed, it's getting windier every year," said Mr Hong, who also chairs the Jeju Fishing Boat Owners Association.

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Storm Benjamin has been named by Météo France and will bring wet and windy weather to the United Kingdom on Thursday.

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Low pressure will move in from the Atlantic on Saturday bringing windier conditions before rain arrives towards the evening.

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Stafford, who connected on 17 of 26 passes for 181 yards and the touchdown, credited the Rams defense with coming through on a "weird" windy day in Baltimore.

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