windy
Americanadjective
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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
Other Word Forms
- unwindy adjective
- windily adverb
- windiness noun
Etymology
Origin of windy
before 900; Middle English; Old English windig. See wind 1, -y 1
Example Sentences
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At the French Open she played what she described as the "worst final" of her life, hitting 70 unforced errors in windy conditions.
From BBC
Granted, the road to $8,500 could be a windy one.
From MarketWatch
It’s overcast but warmer and less windy than it’s been the past couple of days.
From Literature
“Too windy to travel,” a sailor announces, and the news spreads quickly through the crowd that no ships will sail today.
From Literature
Some of America’s best-known consumer companies, including UnitedHealth Group, Target, Best Buy, 3M and General Mills have chosen the windy, cold and snowy — but heretofore tranquil — state for their headquarters.
From Los Angeles Times
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