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windy

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1. windy - Noun

2. windy - Adjective

4. windy - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind.

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, I was your son, high on your horse, My mind a top whipped by the lashes Of your rhetoric, windy of course. Stephen Spender

It is commonly observed, that when two Englishmen meet, their first talk is of the weather; they are in haste to tell each other, what each must already know, that it is hot or cold, bright or cloudy, windy or calm. Samuel Johnson

The wind is rising on the sea,The windy white foam-dancers leap;And the sea moans uneasily,And turns to sleep, and cannot sleep. Arthur Symons

When the moon is pale, it will rain; when it's red, it will be windy and when it's clear, it will be serene. Sicilian Proverb

A windy day is the wrong one for thatching. Irish Proverb

The windy day is not a day for scallops [thatching]. Irish Proverb

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