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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The roads are, the one road, there’s only one on the island is, um, super windy and steep.—AFAR Media, 30 May 2026 It’s been hot, humid, cold, and windy—sometimes all on the same day!—Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 29 May 2026 Given that summer weather along the San Francisco Bay can range from toasty hot to foggy and windy, Newark’s giant, indoor water park offers shelter from any extremes.—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 28 May 2026 In the movie, which is directed by Anthony Maras, viewers are treated to lingering, moody shots of technicians wrestling with white weather balloons in windy weather, and of balloons traveling up through storm clouds over the Atlantic.—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 27 May 2026 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)