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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There will be some partial clearing in parts of eastern and southern Vermont, but increasingly windy and cool conditions are expected tonight with a transition to snow around midnight for the Adirondacks.—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025 Due to the snowy, windy weather, the hikers were rescued in various conditions, with symptoms ranging from exhaustion to hypothermia.—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025 Use Anchors Cloches made from glass and other heavy materials may not budge in windy weather, but lightweight plastic cloches will usually need to be held down with pins.—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025 Dallas-Fort Worth will start to feel like fall this week with some windy weather.—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 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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