wind´i|ness

wind´i|ness
wind|y «WIHN dee», adjective, wind|i|er, wind|i|est.
1. having much wind: »

a windy day, windy weather, the windy seas.

2. exposed to or blown upon or through by the wind: »

a windy street, the windy deck of a ship.

3. of or consisting of wind: »

March, departed with his windy rage (William Basse).

4. like the wind in quality as of sound or swiftness: »

her windy sighs (Shakespeare).

5. causing gas in the stomach or intestines; flatulent.
6. Figurative. a) made of wind; empty: »

windy talk, a windy political speech.

 b) talking a great deal; voluble; loquacious.
7. Scottish. boastful.
╂[Old English windig < wind wind1, gust]
–wind´i|ly, adverb.
–wind´i|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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