windy

ˈwaɪndi

windier, windiest

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Definition of windy - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

weatherhaving a lot of wind

It was too windy to fly kites today..

blustery

gusty

locationexposed to the wind

The windy hill was hard to climb.

breezy

gusty

speech

Rare

using too many words

Rare

His windy explanation bored everyone.

long-winded

verbose

wordy

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Origin of windy

Old English, windig (windy)

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blustery

adj.

windy conditions

characterized by strong winds

breeziness

weather

state of the air being mildly windy

breezy

adj.

weather

airy and pleasantly windy

violent

adj.

weather

extremely stormy and windy

victory at sea

rough seas

ocean conditions that are very rough and windy

blowy

adj.

weather

windy or breezy weather conditions

gustful

adj.

windy

characterized by strong, sudden bursts of wind

rain pitchforks

windy rain

rain with strong wind

Examples of windy in a sentence

We had to cancel the picnic due to the windy weather.
The windy beach was deserted.
It's always windy near the coast.
The professor's windy lecture put the students to sleep.
Her windy speech was filled with unnecessary details.

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French:venteux, aéré, ...
German:windig, weitschweifig, ...
Italian:ventoso, esposto al vento, ...
Spanish:ventoso, aireado, ...
Portuguese:ventoso, arejado, ...
Chinese:有风的, 多风的, ...
Japanese:風が強い, 風の強い, ...
Arabic:عاصِف, مكشوف للرياح, ...
Hebrew:סוֹעֵר, חָשׂוּף לָרוּחַ, ...
Russian:ветреный, многословный, ...
Ukrainian:вітряно, вітряний, ...
Hindi:तेज हवा वाला, पवनयुक्त, ...
Bengali:ঝোড়ো, বাতাসযুক্ত, ...
Catalan:ventós, enrevessat, ...
Czech:větrný, ofukovaný, ...
Danish:blæsende, vindomsust, ...
Dutch:winderig, tochtig, ...
Greek:ανεμώδης, ανεμοδαρμένος, ...
Hungarian:szeles, szószátyár, ...
Khmer:មានខ្យល់ខ្លាំង, ត្រូវខ្យល់, ...
Korean:바람이 많이 부는, 바람에 노출된, ...
Persian:بادی, بادگیر, ...
Polish:wietrzny, przewiewny, ...
Portuguese (BR):ventoso, arejado, ...
Romanian:vântos, bătut de vânt, ...
Swedish:blåsigt, blåsig, ...
Thai:ลมแรง, ลมพัดแรง, ...
Turkish:rüzgarlı, rüzgar alan, ...
Vietnamese:nhiều gió, lộng gió, ...

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