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English Dictionary: windy	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for windy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
windy adj abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff" Synonym(s): blowy, breezy, windy not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich" Synonym(s): airy, impractical, visionary, Laputan, windy resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability; "a windy dash home" 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" Synonym(s): long- winded, tedious, verbose, windy, wordy
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. [bd]The windy hill.[b8] --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. [bd]A windy colic.[b8] --Arbuthnot. 6. Fig.: Empty; airy. [bd]Windy joy.[b8] --Milton. Here's that windy applause, that poor, transitory pleasure, for which I was dishonored. --South.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Windy, KY Zip code(s): 42655