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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After a beautiful Saturday, expect more of the same Sunday, with windier conditions in the afternoon.—Tammie Souza, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026 Sunday will be cool, wet and windy, though the specifics are hard to pin down.—Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026 The six-mic array also uses JBL's Crystal AI algorithm to make sure that your voice sounds clear when on a call, especially in windy and loud environments.—George Yang, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026 Claeson pointed out that the Knights’ energy helped keep them in a back-and-forth game on a windy day.—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 9 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)