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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That’s according to the National Weather Service, which is predicting a windy weekend followed by a heat wave.—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026 While windy, the high was expected to reach near 43, with partly sunny skies on Friday.—Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026 The weekend will be beautiful with highs in the 80s, aside from a windy Sunday, with gusts of up to 40 mph.—Michael Autovino, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026 The start of allergy season also begins with the historically windy season in March and April, leading to more pollen airborne.—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2026 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)