DRAFTY Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

drafty

adjective

Definition of drafty

as in blustery

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Recent Examples of drafty They’re filmed in unfinished basements or drafty garages; mothers wear bulky winter coats over pajamas, their hair sometimes appearing unwashed, their desperation for a moment alone palpable. — Sarah Levy, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026 Blackwood, with her firsthand knowledge of drafty manors and unhinged families, explains with remorseless precision what lies behind the fantasy—what happens when the houses, and the people in them, are neither charismatic nor lovable. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 10 June 2026 Chastain suggests using half a pool noodle on the bottom or side of drafty doors to prevent air from leaking. — Kate McKenna, The Spruce, 23 May 2026 And if these characters and their connections are all somewhat hazily defined — dare one say a bit first-drafty — that’s precisely the point. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for drafty

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Adjective

On a spring morning so blustery that the National Weather Service issued a small craft advisory, a Samish Indian Nation research boat, called the Chinook (Yómech), set out from Anacortes, Washington, just east of the San Juan Islands.

— John Ryan, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
Temperatures are expected to average near normal, but quick cold snaps, snow squalls, blustery winds and brief snowy periods are possible.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of blustery

Adjective

Earlier this month, three wildfires fueled by hot, dry and windy conditions north of Reno forced more than 13,000 residents from their homes, according to the Nevada National Guard.

— CBS News, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
The actual day of the game, however, was too windy for those curtains.

— Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of windy

Adjective

Rooms have a breezy coastal look and feel, and some come with ocean views and semi-private balconies.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
The video traded the genre’s typical easy-breezy style for a mashup of clips where flames rose, expletives flew, and Tiedemann flipped the bird toward the camera at every opportunity.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026

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