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


Etymology 1

Adjective

windy (comparative windier, superlative windiest)

Accompanied by wind.

Unsheltered and open to the wind.

Empty and lacking substance.

Long-winded; orally verbose.

(informal) Flatulent.

(slang) Nervous, frightened.

Synonyms

• (accompanied by wind): blowy, blustery, breezy

• See also verbose

• See also flatulent

Antonyms

• (accompanied by wind): calm, windless

Noun

windy (plural windies)

(colloquial) fart

Etymology 2

Adjective

windy (comparative windier, superlative windiest)

(of a path etc) Having many bends; winding, twisting or tortuous.

Source: Wiktionary


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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