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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Several factors impacted the Red Bull car since the track was windy and faced high temperatures.—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025 However, Knox and his collaborators have become the foremost research group in the world documenting windy conditions and large inflatable structures.—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025 Instead, pick an outdoor spot that isn’t windy or has some shelter, like on a porch or in a parking lot.—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 16 June 2025 One thing that surprised me was how windy the island was during my visit, and according to locals, May is typically one of the windiest months.—Danielle Robles, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 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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