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adjective
- 1. (of weather, a period of time, or a place) marked by or exposed to strong winds: "a very windy day"
- 2. suffering from, marked by, or causing an accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal. British
uk / ˈwɪn.di / us / ˈwɪn.di / Add to word list. A2. with a lot of wind: It was a windy night. It was wet and windy for most of the week. Synonyms. blowy informal. breezy (WINDY) gusty. Fewer examples. It was a hot, if windy day. It was a windy day, and small white clouds were scudding across the blue sky.
windy adjective 1. Meaning & use. I. Literal and directly connected senses. I.1.a. Old English–. Consisting of wind; of or pertaining to (the) wind; having the command of the winds, as a heathen deity; indicating or suggesting wind. OE. Ða com windi yst. West Saxon Gospels: Luke (Corpus Christi Cambridge MS.) viii. 23. 1390.
3 days ago · 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.
Definitions of windy. adjective. abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes. “a windy bluff” synonyms: blowy, breezy. stormy. (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion. adjective. resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability. “a windy dash home” synonyms: fast.
1. (Physical Geography) of, characterized by, resembling, or relating to wind; stormy. 2. (Physical Geography) swept by or open to powerful winds. 3. (Rhetoric) marked by or given to empty, prolonged, and often boastful speech; bombastic: windy orations. 4. void of substance. 5. (Physiology) an informal word for flatulent.
Check pronunciation: windy. Definition of windy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
windy. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Nature wind‧y /ˈwɪndi/ S3 (comparative windier, superlative windiest) adjective 1 if it is windy, there is a lot of wind It’s too windy for a picnic. a cold, windy day a windy hillside 2 windy talk is full of words that sound impressive but do not mean much politicians ...
