windiness

wind·y

[win-dee]
adjective, wind·i·er, wind·i·est.
1.
accompanied or characterized by wind: a windy day.
2.
exposed to or swept by the wind: a windy hill.
3.
consisting of or resembling wind: a windy tempest of activity.
4.
toward the wind; windward.
5.
unsubstantial or empty.
6.
of the nature of, characterized by, or given to prolonged, empty talk; voluble; verbose; bombastic.
7.
characterized by or causing flatulence.
8.
Chiefly Scot. boastful.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English windig. See wind1, -y1

Related forms
wind·i·ly, adverb
wind·i·ness, noun
un·wind·y, adjective
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windy (ˈwɪndɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj , windier, windiest
1.  of, characterized by, resembling, or relating to wind; stormy
2.  swept by or open to powerful winds
3.  marked by or given to empty, prolonged, and often boastful speech; bombastic: windy orations
4.  void of substance
5.  an informal word for flatulent
6.  slang afraid; frightened; nervous
 
'windily
 
—adv
 
'windiness
 
—n

windy (ˈwɪndɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj , windier, windiest
1.  of, characterized by, resembling, or relating to wind; stormy
2.  swept by or open to powerful winds
3.  marked by or given to empty, prolonged, and often boastful speech; bombastic: windy orations
4.  void of substance
5.  an informal word for flatulent
6.  slang afraid; frightened; nervous
 
'windily
 
—adv
 
'windiness
 
—n

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windy definition


  1. mod.
    talkative. : She's so windy! Won't she ever let up?
  2. mod.
    flatulent; having intestinal gas. : If you're windy, why don't you take the day off? Do us all a favor.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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