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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Windy \Wind"y\, a. [Compar. {Windier}; superl. {Windiest}.] [AS.
windig.]
1. Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind;
exposed to wind. ``The windy hill.'' --M. Arnold.
Blown with the windy tempest of my heart. --Shak.
2. Next the wind; windward.
It keeps on the windy side of care --Shak.
3. Tempestuous; boisterous; as windy weather.
4. Serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines;
flatulent; as windy food.
5. Attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the intestines. ``A
windy colic.'' --Arbuthnot.
6. Fig.: Empty; airy. ``Windy joy.'' --Milton.
Here's that windy applause, that poor, transitory
pleasure, for which I was dishonored. --South.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
windy
adj 1: abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy
weather"; "a windy bluff" [syn: {blowy}, {breezy}]
2: using or containing too many words "long-winded (or windy)
speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional
methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy
editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"
[syn: {long-winded}, {tedious}, {verbose}, {wordy}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Windy, KY
Zip code(s): 42655
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