as in diffuseness
the use of too many words to express an idea
he's a brilliant thinker, but his windiness tends to overwhelm his ideas
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as in gusty
marked by strong wind or more wind than usual
one particularly windy day should shake the last of the autumn leaves from the trees
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as in rhetoric
marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases
gave his usual windy speech about working for the common people
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as in rambling
using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea
a windy saleswoman who told us a lot more than we wanted to know about vacuum cleaners
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as in winding
marked by a long series of irregular curves
a windy little creek
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Recent Examples of windiness
Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2025
The gathering drew several hundred people on a rainy and windy day, conditions similar to those during the 1965 event when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke before about 20,000 people.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
The game was moved from 7:10 p.m. to 4:10 p.m. due to the windy and cold conditions in New York.
—Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Both Lee and Clark said windy conditions may have been a factor in the crash but also may have helped the two men onboard.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Regarding the latter, it's been nearly two years since Carrie and Seema sat on a windy beach as Carrie pondered a future that didn't include Aiden (at least for now).
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2025
The gathering drew several hundred people on a rainy and windy day, conditions similar to those during the 1965 event when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke before about 20,000 people.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
The game was moved from 7:10 p.m. to 4:10 p.m. due to the windy and cold conditions in New York.
—Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Both Lee and Clark said windy conditions may have been a factor in the crash but also may have helped the two men onboard.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windiness
Noun
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Thoughtful repetition and use of neutrals keep his rooms calm and inviting.—
Eleni N. Gage,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
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For example, some parents may wonder if these behaviors are related to things like stimming (repetitive movement or sounds), echolalia (meaningless repetition of words), or self-regulation behaviors.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
12 May 2025
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The decision to scrap the AI diffusion rule, on the other hand, is a helpful one in the short run — reflected by Nvidia’s 3% pop in the final hour of trading Wednesday.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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The trip coincides with the enforcement deadline for the AI diffusion rule—a regulation introduced in late 2024 aimed at preventing sensitive chip technology from reaching adversarial nations or being rerouted through Gulf countries.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 May 2025
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Coogler can let his characters’ verbosity get the better of story momentum.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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Still, the challenge lies in managing the explosive verbosity that modern tools enable effortlessly.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Just as the limitless space of web text tempts writers to indulge their logorrhea, the blinking, ever-transmuting, cartoonish interface of web browsers prevents would-be readers from paying attention to anything for longer than about 7 seconds.—
Barton Swaim,
WSJ,
19 Sep. 2022
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Nor has Musk kept his Twitter logorrhea in check in other respects.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2022
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On their website, the three yellow stripes are prominently featured on the website under the Black Lives Matter wordage, and used on their social media accounts.—
Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria,
USA TODAY,
29 Mar. 2023
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Reached by the Union-Tribune Wednesday morning, Lindsey differed with McGillis’ wordage.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2023
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“Windiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windiness. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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