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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Provide staking in windy areas and deadhead spent blooms for a second flush.—Lauren Dunec Hoang, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2025 Oklahoma’s windy conditions, for example, make the state a prime candidate for powering wind turbines, which has historically allowed residents to benefit from cheap, clean energy, Orvis says.—Talia Wexler, CNBC, 14 July 2025 Hot, dry, and windy conditions fueled the fire's growth, with flames spreading through mixed conifer, aspen, and ponderosa pine forests, according to InciWeb, a federal government wildfire tracker.—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 14 July 2025 In the press conference, the third favorite for the title attributed his travails to the swirling, windy conditions.—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 7 July 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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