Windiest

Windiest
Windy Wind"y, a. [Compar. {Windier}; superl. {Windiest}.] [AS. windig.] [1913 Webster] 1. Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind. ``The windy hill.'' --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]

Blown with the windy tempest of my heart. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. Next the wind; windward. [1913 Webster]

It keeps on the windy side of care. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. Tempestuous; boisterous; as, windy weather. [1913 Webster]

4. Serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines; flatulent; as, windy food. [1913 Webster]

5. Attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the intestines. ``A windy colic.'' --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]

6. Fig.: Empty; airy. ``Windy joy.'' --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Here's that windy applause, that poor, transitory pleasure, for which I was dishonored. --South. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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