windy

wind·y  (wnd)

adj. wind·i·er, wind·i·est

1. Characterized by or abounding in wind: a windy night.

2. Open to the wind; unsheltered: a windy terrace.

3. Resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability: a windy dash homeward.

4.

a. Lacking substance; empty: windy promises.

b. Given to or characterized by wearisome verbosity: a windy speaker.

5. Flatulent.

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windi·ly adv.

windi·ness n.

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windy [ˈwɪndɪ]

adj windier, windiest

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) of, characterized by, resembling, or relating to wind; stormy

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) swept by or open to powerful winds

3. (Literature / Rhetoric) marked by or given to empty, prolonged, and often boastful speech; bombastic windy orations

4. void of substance

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) an informal word for flatulent

6. Slang afraid; frightened; nervous

windily  adv

windiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	windy - abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff" blowy, breezy stormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas"
	2.	windy - not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich" visionary, airy, impractical, Laputan utopian - characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection; "the dim utopian future"; "utopian idealists"; "recognized the utopian nature of his hopes"
	3.	windy - resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability; "a windy dash home" fast - acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car"
	4.	windy - using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes" long-winded, verbose, wordy, tedious prolix - tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know"

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windy

adjective breezy, wild, stormy, boisterous, blustering, windswept, tempestuous, blustery, gusty, inclement, squally, blowy It was a windy, overcast day.
breezy still, calm, smooth, motionless, becalmed, windless

Translations

windy [ˈwɪndɪ] ADJ (windier (compar) (windiest (superl)))

1. [day] → de mucho viento, ventoso; [place] (= exposed to wind) → expuesto al viento
it's windy today → hoy hace viento
Edinburgh's a very windy city → en Edimburgo hace mucho viento
the Windy City → Chicago m CITY NICKNAMES

2. (Brit) (o.f.) (= afraid, nervous) → miedoso, temeroso (about por) to be windy → pasar miedo
to get windy → asustarse

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windy [ˈwɪndi] adj [day, night] → de grand vent; [hill, ridge, terrace] → venteux/euse windy conditions
windy conditions npl → grand vent m
in windy conditions → par grand vent
it's windy → il y a du vent

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windy

adj (+er)

day, weather, place → windig

(inf: = verbose) speech, style → langatmig

(esp Brit inf: = frightened) to be/get windy → Angst or Schiss (sl) → haben/bekommen

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windy [ˈwɪndɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))

a. → ventoso/a
it's windy → c'è vento

b. (fam) (old) (afraid, nervous) windy (about) → teso/a (per), nervoso/a (per)

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windy [ˈwɪndɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))

a. → ventoso/a
it's windy → c'è vento

b. (fam) (old) (afraid, nervous) windy (about) → teso/a (per), nervoso/a (per)

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