Adjective (1)
one particularly windy day should shake the last of the autumn leaves from the trees
gave his usual windy speech about working for the common people
a windy saleswoman who told us a lot more than we wanted to know about vacuum cleaners Adjective (2)
a windy little creek
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Last year saw windy conditions Friday and Saturday with scoring averages nearly 3 over par on Friday and 2 over par on Saturday.—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 He’s mastered that flighted down bulletproof iron shot for windy conditions and tiny landing areas.—Hugh Kellenberger, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 Chaisson said windy conditions and swampy terrain limits access to the crash site.—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025 If possible, delay or cancel your travel plans in the case of windy conditions.—Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for windy
Word History
First Known Use
Adjective (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
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