Adjective (1)
one particularly windy day should shake the last of the autumn leaves from the trees
gave his usual windy speech about working for the common people
a windy saleswoman who told us a lot more than we wanted to know about vacuum cleaners Adjective (2)
a windy little creek
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Hot, dry, and windy conditions were expected to complicate firefighting efforts as crews worked to contain the blaze by using roads and natural barriers to steer it away from the town of Yava, officials said.—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 3 Aug. 2025 Plus, lower levels offer more safety during windy conditions, which are common during thunderstorms.—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2025 The accompanying stakes are also handy to keep it from bunching or blowing away on a windy day.—Laurie Lyons-Makaimoku, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025 Officials confirmed on Sunday that the lodge had been consumed by the Dragon Bravo fire, which was ignited by a lightning strike on July 4 and continues to burn amid windy, hot conditions.—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for windy
Word History
First Known Use
Adjective (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
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