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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Even on warm days in Åndalsnes, the summit can be windy and noticeably cooler.—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025 Lubbock is flat, brown, windy, dusty, spacious, cheap, friendly, and very quiet.—Jessica Gross
august 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025 Five wildfires burning on Colorado’s Western Slope have spread to more than 32,000 acres, spurred by hot, dry and windy weather and forcing ongoing evacuations, fire officials said Wednesday.—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025 The warm, dry and windy weather in the West is also creating dangerous fire conditions.—ABC News, 2 Aug. 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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