1
as in gusty
marked by strong wind or more wind than usual
one particularly windy day should shake the last of the autumn leaves from the trees
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2
as in rhetoric
marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases
gave his usual windy speech about working for the common people
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3
as in rambling
using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea
a windy saleswoman who told us a lot more than we wanted to know about vacuum cleaners
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as in winding
marked by a long series of irregular curves
a windy little creek
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Recent Examples of windy
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
Caring for Sunflowers After Planting Keep the soil around your sunflower seedlings evenly moist until the plant reaches at least half of its final height to develop a strong root system and help prevent toppling from windy conditions.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2025
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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
Caring for Sunflowers After Planting Keep the soil around your sunflower seedlings evenly moist until the plant reaches at least half of its final height to develop a strong root system and help prevent toppling from windy conditions.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Windy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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