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adjective
- 1. characterized by or exposed to strong winds: "a very windy day" Similar Opposite
- 2. suffering from, marked by, or causing an accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal. British
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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.
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.
Windy definition: accompanied or characterized by wind. See examples of WINDY used in a sentence.
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.
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.
There are 16 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective windy. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definition of windy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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”.
windy. adjective. uk / ˈwɪndi / us. Add to word list. Add to word list. A2. with a lot of wind: a windy day. Outside it was cold and windy.
