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windy

/ˈwɪn.di/adjective2 syllables

Windy means: using or containing too many words.

Synonyms for windy27

adjective, as in using or containing too many words

long-winded, tedious, verbose, wordy, prolix, verbal

adjective, as in not practical or realizable; speculative

airy, impractical, visionary, Laputan, utopian

adjective, as in abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes

blowy, breezy, stormy

adjective, as in resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability

also used for windy

blustery, circumlocutory, diffuse, periphrastic, palaverous, pleonastic, rigmarole, sesquipedalian, farty, flatulent, gassy, curmurring

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What does windy mean?4

adjective

1

using or containing too many words“long-winded (or windy) speakers”

2

not practical or realizable; speculative“airy theories about socioeconomic improvement”

3

abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes“blowy weather”

4

resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability“a windy dash home”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with windy?2

two syllables

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Windy in a sentence

  • It was cold, and, in addition, it was windy.Dreamk33
  • It was cold, and in addition, it was windy.fishda
  • OK, as long as it doesn't get windy.blay_paul
  • It's very windy outside, but we'll still go out for a walk.RobOwenKing
  • When it's windy, the leaves of the old oak rustle and its branches creak.sundown
  • It's really windy, and my hair is a mess.sundown
  • It was very windy that day, and my umbrella blew inside out.sundown
  • It's too windy to put the laundry out to dry.zogwarg

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Forms of windy

as a adjective

comparative
windier
superlative
windiest