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

• windiness noun
• windily adverb
• unwindy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of windy¹

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

Example Sentences

The wet and windy weather follows what was almost certainly the warmest summer on record, according to the Met Office.

From BBC

The second most important factors were how tightly-packed the trees were and how hot, dry and windy the weather was on the day of the fire.

From Los Angeles Times

"And being over a week away, there are still lots of uncertainties with the forecast, but we could see some wet and at times windy weather from mid-week."

From BBC

They had one more shot on the last day of shooting, but it was still too windy in the morning.

From Los Angeles Times

Hotter, drier, windier, wetter — the extremes are battering us increasingly.

From Los Angeles Times

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