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windinesses

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wind⋅y

  [win-dee]
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–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:
bef. 900; ME; OE windig. See wind 1 , -y 1

Related forms:
wind⋅i⋅ly, adverb
wind⋅i⋅ness, noun
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windy

  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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