DRAFTY Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

drafty

adjective

Definition of drafty

as in blustery

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Recent Examples of drafty Locate plants kept indoors over winter away from exterior doors or drafty windows. — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2026 Between drafty airports, chilly offices, and afternoon temperature spikes, layers are a serious nonnegotiable. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 25 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for drafty

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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

If the geography is right, a paraglider pilot can take off from the ground, though that means having a convenient mountain with a windy top near a flood plain for landing.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
In any case, the rainy and windy weather is a fantastic showcase of the game's visuals and sound FX work.

— Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of windy

Adjective

Winds may not be quite as strong near Sacramento in the evening as the Delta breeze counteracts some of the north winds — a peculiar setup — but could still be gusty in sudden bursts.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
There could be gusty storms on Colorado's Front Range into the early part of the evening.

— Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of gusty

Adjective

Suddenly, the breezy slips, casual flip-flops, and lightweight separates of summer no longer fit into fall’s busy daily routine.

— Minty Mellon, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Think of the breezy Hamptons beach house in Something’s Gotta Give, the classic colonial in Father of the Bride, the dreamy Brooklyn brownstone in The Intern, the storybook English cottage and Mediterranean-modern San Marino manse in The Holiday.

— Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

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