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windy Definition

windy (win)

adjective windi·er, windi·est

  1. characterized or accompanied by wind a windy day
  2. exposed to wind; swept by strong or frequent winds a windy city
  3. like wind; stormy, blustery, violent, etc. windy anger
    1. without substance; empty, flimsy, etc.
    2. long-winded, pompous, boastful, etc.
  4. flatulent

windy Synonyms

windy

modif.

  1. Characterized by wind

    breezy, blustery, raw, stormy, wind-swept, airy, gusty, blowing, fresh, drafty, wind-shaken, tempestuous, boisterous.

    Antonyms calm*, quiet*, still. *

  2. *Boastful

    talkative, long-winded, garrulous; see verbose.

windy Usage Examples

Preposition: on

top: It might have been too windy on the top.

Preposition: at

time: I'm winning so far with 17.9 knots, but it was very windy at the time.

Modifies a noun

  • weather: The windy weather over the New Year brought an Iceland Gull to join the American Herring Gull on St Mary's.
  • colic: BLACKTHORN: The flowers, taken in wine or water, will help to dispel windy colic.
  • condition: In very windy conditions, may need a short stake.
  • moor: We also spent some of the day on the very windy moors walking around with heather up to our knees.
  • days.: Do not water on windy days. Install rain shut-off devices on in-ground irrigation systems to avoid watering lawns during rain events.
  • night: On a windy night at Woodford the Robins clinched the points which took them to the top of the table.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Became windier during the morning with sight of frontal clouds to the west.
  • get: The northern part of the island can get windy during the summer months however the southern part of the island is well sheltered.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: We also spent some of the day on the very windy moors walking around with heather up to our knees.
  • quite: The winter can be quite windy with a very changeable climate especially in the north of the island.
  • extremely: Forecast still bad for next five days, clear skies - extremely windy.
  • too: Just possible to sit out: warm sun & not too windy by wall.
  • fairly: They are thus most suitable for remote fairly windy locations free of trees.
  • rather: The night was clear but rather windy, and wasn't as good as the previous night for calling birds.

Preposition: in

afternoon: Saturday 5th May Sunny and clear but windy in the afternoon.

Preposition: with

  • shower: The morning remained dull and windy with blustery showers.
  • gust: It was often windy with gust of 51 knots at Charterhall on the 24th.
  • rain: The day was windy with a little light rain at times and poor visibility.