I. ˈwindē, -di adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English windig, from wind (I) + -ig -y
1.
a. : marked by considerable movement of air: as
(1) : regularly blown on or through by the wind
a windy headland running out to the gray northern sea — Andrew Lang
a tottering structure with vast windy rooms — Sally Carrighar
(2) : marked by strong wind
windy gusts of hail — Mary Austin
got soaked in a windy downpour
(3) : marked by the presence of more wind than usual
a windy day
(4) : swayed by the wind : moving to and fro in the wind
the rank windy grass of this prairie — Sinclair Lewis
b.
(1) : resembling or suggestive of the wind in or as if in physical quality : violent , stormy
(2) obsolete : changeable , inconstant
c. : producing or controlling wind
2.
a. : flatulent 2
an empty windy stomach — J.M.Synge
b. : flatulent 3
windy buns — Edith C. Rivett
3.
a. : marked by inflated often pretentious verbosity : characterized by long-windedness and lack of substance : verbose , bombastic
windy after-dinner eulogies — J.D.Hart
a windy politician
b. : lacking content or substance : empty , insubstantial , flimsy
this windy study promoted the increasing emptiness of philosophy — H.O.Taylor
4.
a. archaic : productive of pride or conceit
b. chiefly Scotland : proud , conceited
5. : played by means of wind ; especially : played on a wind instrument
a larghetto non troppo with responses by the oboes, clarinets, flutes, and bassoons that was a windy delight — Janet Flanner
6. : breathy
7. chiefly Britain : frightened , fearful , nervous
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- on the windy side
II. noun
( -es )
1. slang : an exaggerated story : a tall tale
2. slang : bluff , hoax