windy

[wind·y]

Abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes

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Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind.

Adjective S.
abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff"

Adjective S.
using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"


superl.
Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind.

superl.
Next the wind; windward.

superl.
Tempestuous; boisterous; as, windy weather.

superl.
Serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines; flatulent; as, windy food.

superl.
Attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the intestines.

superl.
Fig.: Empty; airy.


Windy

Wind"y , a. [Compar. Windier ; superl. Windiest.] [AS. windig.] 1. Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind. "The windy hill." M. Arnold.
Blown with the windy tempest of my heart.
2. Next the wind; windward.
It keeps on the windy side of care.
3. Tempestuous; boisterous; as, windy weather. 4. Serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines; flatulent; as, windy food. 5. Attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the intestines. "A windy colic." Arbuthnot. 6. Fig.: Empty; airy. "Windy joy." Milton.
Here's that windy applause, that poor, transitory pleasure, for which I was dishonored.

Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind.

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Usage Examples

Chicago is known for good steaks, expensive stores and beautiful architecture. Unfortunately, the Windy City also enjoys a reputation for corrupt politics, violent crime, and some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere in the country.

When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, I was your son, high on your horse, My mind a top whipped by the lashes Of your rhetoric, windy of course.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I'm afraid I talk a lot, too much, perhaps. I should have been a lawyer or a college professor or a windy politician, though I'm glad I am not any of these.

Breathless, we flung us on a windy hill, Laughed in the sun, and kissed the lovely grass.

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