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   wind·y

   /ˈwindē/

   adjective

   • 1. (of weather, a period of time, or a place) marked by or exposed to strong winds: "a very windy day" Similar breezyblowyfreshblusterygustywildstormysquallytempestuousturbulentwutheringrare:boisterousblusterouswindsweptexposedunprotectedopen to the elementsbarebleakOpposite stillwindlesssheltered
   • 2. suffering from, marked by, or causing an accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal. British
   • 3. using or expressed in many words that sound impressive but mean little: informal "windy speeches" Similar verboselong-windedwordyprolixlengthyoverlongprolongedprotractedlong-drawn-outtedioustalkativegarrulousvolubleloquaciousramblingmeanderingrepetitioustautologicalperiphrasticcircumlocutorytortuousinformal:talkyrare:pleonasticOpposite concisesuccinct

   Word Origin Old Englishwindig (see wind1, -y1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. windily adverb
   • 2. windiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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