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   windy

   /ˈwɪndi/

   adjective

   • 1. characterized by or exposed to strong winds: "a very windy day" Similar breezyblowyfreshblusterygustywildstormysquallytempestuousturbulentwutheringrare:boisterousblusterouswindsweptexposedunprotectedopen to the elementsbarebleakOpposite stillwindlesssheltered
   • 2. suffering from, marked by, or causing an accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal. British
   • 3. using or expressed in many words that sound impressive but mean little: informal "the way to save time in an exam is by omitting windy phrases" Similar verboselong-windedwordyprolixlengthyoverlongprolongedprotractedlong-drawn-outtedioustalkativegarrulousvolubleloquaciousramblingmeanderingrepetitioustautologicalperiphrasticcircumlocutorytortuousinformal:talkyrare:pleonasticOpposite concisesuccinct
   • 4. (of a person) nervous or anxious about something. informal British Similar nervousanxiousworriedapprehensiveon edgeedgytensestressedfretfuluneasyjumpywith one's stomach in knotsfrightenedscaredafraidfearfulinformal:with butterflies in one's stomachjitterytwitchytrepidatiousin a stateuptightin a stewin a ditherall of a ditherin a sweatin a flapin a tizz/tizzyall of a latherhet upin a twitterstrung upstressyall of a doodahspookysquirrellyin a twittoeydated:overstrungOpposite calmunperturbed

   Word Origin Old Englishwindig (see wind1, -y1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. windily adverb
   • 2. windiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWINDY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. 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.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › windyWindy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   a (1) : windswept. a windy coast. (2) : marked by strong wind or by more wind than usual. a windy day. b. : violent, stormy. 2. : flatulent sense 1. a windy bellyache. 3. a. : verbose, bombastic. a windy politician. b. : lacking substance : empty. windy promises.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWINDY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. us / ˈwɪn.di / uk / 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.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › windyWINDY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Windy definition: accompanied or characterized by wind. See examples of WINDY used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWINDY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   6 meanings: 1. of, characterized by, resembling, or relating to wind; stormy 2. swept by or open to powerful winds 3. marked by.... Click for more definitions.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › windyWindy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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”.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › windyWindy - definition of windy by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Characterized by or abounding in wind: a windy night. 2. Open to the wind; unsheltered: a windy terrace. 3. Resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability: a windy dash homeward. 4. a. Lacking substance; empty: windy promises. b. Given to or characterized by wearisome verbosity: a windy speaker. 5. Flatulent. wind′i·ly adv. wind′i·ness n.