Thesaurus: windy

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1. superl. Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind.
2. superl. Next the wind; windward.
3. superl. Tempestuous; boisterous; as, windy weather.
4. superl. Serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines; flatulent; as, windy food.
5. superl. Attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the intestines.
6. superl. Fig.: Empty; airy.
7. adj. abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
8. adj. not practical or realizable; speculative
9. adj. resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability
10. adj. using or containing too many words
11. 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.
12. j:100 s. resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability