drafty

adjective \ ˈdraf-tē , ˈdräf- \

|Updated on: 15 Jun 2018

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Definition of drafty

draftier; draftiest

: exposed to or abounding in drafts of air

a drafty room

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draftily

play \-tə-lē\ adverb

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draftiness

play \-tē-nəs\ noun

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Examples of drafty in a Sentence

The house is very drafty.

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Gangloff works alone on the second floor of a drafty warehouse building in Astoria, Queens, eight blocks away from a studio occupied by her husband, the painter Benjamin Degen.

— anna furman, New York Times, "In the Studio With an Artist Who Paints in a ‘Color Trance’," 8 May 2018
The drafty spartan gym is quite a contrast to the Enri tennis club, which has couches courtside and cappuccinos at the bar, and even more of a contrast to the center courts of the world where Ostapenko now earns her very good living.

— New York Times, "Jelena Ostapenko Returns to the French Open a Hero at Home in Latvia," 25 May 2018
Under the rusty corrugated metal roof of this cramp, drafty barn-like structure originated my earliest memories of having a home.

— hector de leon, Houston Chronicle, "For an immigrant child, the meaning of home," 5 Jan. 2018
Original window frames, while beautiful, can be drafty.

— mary beth klatt, chicagotribune.com, "Forget modern: Some Chicago renters seek vintage apartments stuck in the past," 15 Aug. 2017
How every room was seemingly either too hot, too cold or too drafty, no matter where Benson was located.

— jeff duncan, NOLA.com, "Tom Benson's Saints inner circle fondly recalls life and times with 'Mr. B'," 23 Mar. 2018
On Wednesday, in drafty Fire Station No. 4, facing dozens of Boiseans worried about growth at the city’s first town hall meeting in recent memory, Bieter was a scold.

— maria l. la ganga, idahostatesman, "Mayor Bieter to Boise: We can't 'mobilize' at borders, keep growth out | Idaho Statesman," 12 Apr. 2018
Remove from fridge 1 to 2 hours before baking and set in a warm, humid place (not under a drafty window).

— joan elovitz kazan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Holla for challah: Braided bread marries religious tradition with foodie favorite," 23 Jan. 2018
Many homes are old and drafty or too airtight with little circulation.

— Anchorage Daily News, "Arctic rife with housing problems, according to new report," 12 Feb. 2018

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drafty

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Definition of drafty for English Language Learners

: having cold air moving through in a way that is unpleasant or uncomfortable

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drafty

adjective \ ˈdraf-tē , ˈdräf- \

Definition of drafty for Students

draftier; draftiest

: having usually cool air moving through

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