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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As per SkyNews, the country had experienced windy conditions, particularly in the north of England and Scotland.—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025 Due to dry, windy conditions, the South Rim Fire quickly expanded, eventually burning 4,232 acres.—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025 Lions kicker Jake Bates needed to make a longer field goal on a windy night at Lincoln Financial Field.—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Nov. 2025 In fact, some of the world’s most bike-friendly cities are windy and rainy, Pucher says.—Jesse Greenspan, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 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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