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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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