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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With solar panels and wind turbines installed in more places—while energy storage capacity is still lagging—an especially sunny and windy day can generate more electricity than is needed, sending prices below zero.—Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Jan. 2026 Thursday turns windy and colder, with highs mainly in the 20s and low 30s and wind chills well below freezing.—Bill Kelly, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025 Secure straps keep covers in place during windy or stormy weather.—Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025 The storm’s wintry and windy side spread toward the eastern Great Lakes and northern New England on Monday morning.—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025 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)
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