gusty, puffy
(adjective) blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts; “puffy off-shore winds”; “gusty winds”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gusty (comparative gustier, superlative gustiest)
(of wind) Blowing in gusts; blustery; tempestuous.
(by extension, metaphoric) Characterized by or occurring in instances of sudden strong expression
(metaphoric) Bombastic, verbose.
gusty (comparative gustier, superlative gustiest)
With gusto
• gutsy
Source: Wiktionary
Gust"y, a.
Definition: Subject to, or characterized by, gusts or squalls; windy; stormy; tempestuous. Upon a raw and gusty day. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 July 2025
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
