windy

(win)

adjective windier, windiest

  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

See windy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective wind·i·er, wind·i·est
  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.

Related Forms:

  • windˈi·ly adverb
  • windˈi·ness noun

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