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In some senses, windy is marked as informal, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
windy
/ˈwɪn.di/
adj 6noun 1name 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
cloudy, humid, long, low, pretty
VERB + WINDY
doesn't, don't, fears, get, like
WINDY + NOUN
cherry-blossoms, day, days, morning, night
PREP.
with
ADV.
really
Definitions
adj
1
Accompanied by wind.
It was a long and windy night.
“Everybody is interested in extremes – the hottest, the wettest, the windiest – so creating a database of professionally verified records is useful in that fact alone,” says Randall Cerveny from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
2
Unsheltered and open to the wind.
They shagged in a windy bus shelter.
3
Empty and lacking substance.
They made windy promises they would not keep.
4
Long-winded; orally verbose.
I am not come hither to contend with the King of Witchland in windy railing, but to match my strength against his, sinew against sinew.
5
Flatulent.
The Tex-Mex meal had made them somewhat windy.
noun
1
A fart.
adj
1
Having many bends; winding, twisting or tortuous.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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It was a long and windy night.
Wiktionary02
“Everybody is interested in extremes – the hottest, the wettest, the windiest – so creating a database of professionally verified records is useful in that fact alone,” says Randall Cerveny from the W
Wiktionary03
Humid, windy days with low pressure make pain worse in those with long-term health conditions, according to new research.
Wiktionary04
It was cold, and, in addition, it was windy.
Tatoeba · #2114405
It was cold, and in addition, it was windy.
Tatoeba · #2115206
It was very windy that day, and I had my umbrella blown inside out.
Tatoeba · #44590Usage Notes
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