Adjective (1)
one particularly windy day should shake the last of the autumn leaves from the trees
gave his usual windy speech about working for the common people
a windy saleswoman who told us a lot more than we wanted to know about vacuum cleaners Adjective (2)
a windy little creek
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According to the State Fire Marshal, there are ongoing response operations to more than 175 wildfires, impacting 4,200 acres across the state, including Horry, Spartanburg, Oconee, Union, and Pickens Counties primarily due to dry, windy conditions.—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025 Grampy Rabbit’s Dinosaur Adventure: Ride a dinosaur along a windy track passing smoky volcanoes.—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2025 New teammate Liam Lawson had a brief spin in the morning at Turn 2, though Horner brushed this off due to the windy conditions.—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025 The former scout praised Sanders’ accuracy, touch and toughness, but said his arm strength isn’t ideally suited to windy, cold conditions.—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for windy
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First Known Use
Adjective (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
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