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Meaning of 'windy'
Meaning of 'windy' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Windy 
[ superl.]
- Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by
wind; exposed to wind. [ superl.]- Next the wind; windward.
- Tempestuous; boisterous; as, windy weather.
- Serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines; flatulent; as, windy food.
- Attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the intestines.
- Fig.: Empty; airy.
Meaning of 'windy' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. windy [ s]
[ s]Meaning (1):
- resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability
- resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability
Example in sentence:
- a windy dash home
Meaning (2):
- not practical or realizable; speculative
- not practical or realizable; speculative
Example in sentence:
- airy theories about socioeconomic improvement;
- visionary schemes for getting rich
Meaning (3):
- abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
- abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
Example in sentence:
- a windy bluff;
- blowy weather
Meaning (4):
- using or containing too many words
- using or containing too many words
Example in sentence:
- long-winded (or windy) speakers;
- newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials;
- proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes;
- verbose and ineffective instructional methods
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