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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
windy \wind"y\, a. compar. windier; superl. windiest. as.
windig.
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1. consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind;
exposed to wind. "the windy hill." --m. arnold.
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blown with the windy tempest of my heart. --shak.
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2. next the wind; windward.
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it keeps on the windy side of care. --shak.
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3. tempestuous; boisterous; as, windy weather.
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4. serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines;
flatulent; as, windy food.
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5. attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the intestines. "a
windy colic." --arbuthnot.
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6. fig.: empty; airy. "windy joy." --milton.
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here's that windy applause, that poor, transitory
pleasure, for which i was dishonored. --south.
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see also:
windier windiest
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
windy
adj 1: abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy
weather"; "a windy bluff" syn: blowy, breezy
2: using or containing too many words; "long-winded or windy
speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional
methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy
editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"
syn: long-winded, tedious, verbose, wordy
also: windiest, windier
see also:
blowy breezy long-winded tedious verbose wordy
windiest windier
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
windier
see windy
see also:
windy
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