windy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
    blowy; breezy.
    • blowy weather
    • a windy bluff
  2. adjective satellite not practical or realizable; speculative
    airy; visionary; impractical; Laputan.
    • airy theories about socioeconomic improvement
    • visionary schemes for getting rich
  3. adjective satellite resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability
    • a windy dash home
  4. adjective satellite using or containing too many words
    tedious; wordy; long-winded; verbose.
    • long-winded (or windy) speakers
    • verbose and ineffective instructional methods
    • newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials
    • proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes

WordNet

Wind"y adjective
Etymology
AS. windig.
Wordforms
comparative Windier ; superlative Windiest
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913