Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
WINDIER
WINDY
blowy, breezy, windy
(adjective) abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; “blowy weather”; “a windy bluff”
tedious, long-winded, verbose, windy, wordy
(adjective) using or containing too many words; “long-winded (or windy) speakers”; “verbose and ineffective instructional methods”; “newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials”; “proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes”
windy
(adjective) resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability; “a windy dash home”
airy, impractical, visionary, Laputan, windy
(adjective) not practical or realizable; speculative; “airy theories about socioeconomic improvement”; “visionary schemes for getting rich”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
windier
comparative form of windy
Source: Wiktionary
WINDY
Wind"y, a. [Compar. Windier; superl. Windiest.] Etym: [AS. windig.]
1. Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind. "The windy hill." M. Arnold. Blown with the windy tempest of my heart. Shak.
2. Next the wind; windward. It keeps on the windy side of care. Shak.
3. Tempestuous; boisterous; as, windy weather.
4. Serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines; flatulent; as, windy food.
5. Attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the intestines. "A windy colic." Arbuthnot.
6. Fig.: Empty; airy. "Windy joy." Milton. Here's that windy applause, that poor, transitory pleasure, for which I was dishonored. South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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