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windy
[win-dee]
adjective
accompanied or characterized by wind.
a windy day.
exposed to or swept by the wind.
a windy hill.
consisting of or resembling wind.
a windy tempest of activity.
toward the wind; windward.
unsubstantial or empty.
of the nature of, characterized by, or given to prolonged, empty talk; voluble; verbose; bombastic.
characterized by or causing flatulence.
Chiefly Scot., boastful.
windy
/ ˈwɪndɪ /
adjective
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; bombastic
windy orations
void of substance
an informal word for flatulent
slang, afraid; frightened; nervous
Other Word Forms
- windiness noun
- windily adverb
- unwindy adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
But Hall cautioned that the windy weather can always bring down power lines or tree branches, which can spark a fire.
"When it's windy or sunny, you'll often get really cheap electricity available on the wholesale market," Jackson added.
"It is going to get very wet and it is going to get very windy," Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Angus Hines said Saturday.
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.
“We learned that watching Brady throw in Foxborough, one of the windiest stadiums in the NFL. If you have spin rate, wind isn’t much of a factor.”
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