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wind·y
 windy
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- pronunciation:
- wIn
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
windier, windiest |
| definition 1: |
having a great or excessive amount of wind; characterized by wind.
It's too windy to take the sailboat out today.It was a cold and windy night that he arrived.- antonyms:
- still, windless
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| definition 2: |
resembling wind.
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| definition 3: |
exposed to wind; unsheltered.
They sat on the windy beach and shivered.- antonyms:
- sheltered
- similar words:
- airy
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| definition 4: |
characterized by empty talk or idle chatter.
The board had a long, windy discussion about the matter. |
| related words: |
breezy, chatty, garrulous, loquacious, stormy, talkative, verbose, wordy |
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| derivations: |
windily (adv.), windiness (n.) |
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