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

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