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Definition of Windy
1. Adjective. Abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes. "A windy bluff"
Similar to: Stormy
Derivative terms: Blow, Breeze, Breeziness, Wind, Windiness
2. Adjective. Not practical or realizable; speculative. "Visionary schemes for getting rich"
Similar to: Utopian
Derivative terms: Impracticality, Laputa, Vision, Visionary
3. Adjective. Resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability. "A windy dash home"
4. Adjective. Using or containing too many words. "Proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"
Similar to: Prolix
Derivative terms: Long-windedness, Tediousness, Verboseness, Verbosity, Wind, Windiness, Wordiness
Definition of Windy
1. a. Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind.
2. a. Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind.
Definition of Windy
1. Adjective. Accompanied by wind. ¹
2. Adjective. Unsheltered and open to the wind. ¹
3. Adjective. Empty and lacking substance. ¹
4. Adjective. Long-winded; orally verbose. ¹
5. Adjective. Flatulent. ¹
6. Noun. (colloquial) fart ¹
7. Adjective. (context: of a path etc) Having many bends; winding, twisting or tortuous. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Windy
1. marked by strong wind [adj WINDIER, WINDIEST]
Medical Definition of Windy
1. 1. Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterised by wind; exposed to wind. "The windy hill." "Blown with the windy tempest of my heart." (Shak) 2. Next the wind; windward. "It keeps on the windy side of care." (Shak) 3. Tempestuous; boisterous; as, windy weather. 4. Serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines; flatulent; as, windy food. 5. Attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the intestines. "A windy colic." 6. Empty; airy. "Windy joy." "Here's that windy applause, that poor, transitory pleasure, for which I was dishonored." (South) Origin: AS. Windig. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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