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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Carson Kelly added an RBI single when second baseman Vargas and center fielder Alek Thomas misplayed his flyball on a cold and windy day at Wrigley Field.—CBS News, 1 May 2026 Hoping to see a boost in visitors, the Richmond Museum Association — which owns the the Red Oak Victory — and many long-time volunteers would like to see the ship moved from its current location down a windy road to a new spot near Richmond’s more frequented Marina Bay.—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 1 May 2026 But as early as 400 BC, followers of the sage doctor Hippocrates on the windy Greek island of Kos described in detail how the mind could break from reality like a ship unmoored from its dock.—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026 Stay indoors on windy days when pollen is likely to be present in higher amounts in the air.—Beth Biggee, EverydayHealth.com, 28 Apr. 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)