windy

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adjective (1)

windier; windiest
1
a(1)
: windswept
a windy coast
(2)
: marked by strong wind or by more wind than usual
a windy day
2
: flatulent sense 1
a windy bellyache
3
a
: verbose, bombastic
a windy politician
b
: lacking substance : empty
windy promises
windily adverb
windiness noun
windier; windiest
: winding
a windy path

Examples of windy in a Sentence

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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After climbing a windy road to the top of a hill, I was met with a welcoming sign and gate that announced my arrival at the property. Molly Allen, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2024 Siddhi Choubey and Sonja Krohn Saginaw County, Middle Suburb Saginaw County voters turned out to polling places on a warm and windy November day, some greeted by tunes from a DJ. Arpan Lobo, Nushrat Rahman, Natalie Davies, Lindsay Tague, Alexander Boesch, Sarah Moore, Sophia Jundy, Mikia Lawrence, Alec Mork, Siddhi Choubey and Sonja Krohn, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024 From wet to windy to record warmth: An electoral array of the elements face voters across the U.S. heading to the polls Tuesday. Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024 Becoming cloudy, windy and warm with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm in the afternoon. 🍔 Hamilton County magistrate approves 6 Frisch's Big Boy evictions. Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for windy 

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Adjective (2)

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of windy was before the 12th century

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“Windy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windy. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

windy

adjective
ˈwin-dē
windier; windiest
1
: having strong winds
a windy prairie
2
: marked by or given to too much talk
a windy speaker
windiness noun

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