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 the possible snow showers on Sunday, the weather service predicted Flagstaff would spend Monday and Tuesday in windy conditions near 50 degrees.—Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024 In those states, windy conditions could also call for hats and gloves while waiting to vote, Pastelok said.—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024 There is also a clip-on wind protector to enhance audio quality when recording in windy conditions, which can be pulled off for underwater use.—New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024 Hot, dry, and windy conditions are especially conducive to rapidly spreading wildfires.—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024 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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