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windy

UK/ˈwaɪndi/ US/ˈwaɪndi/ fairly common informal slang

adjective

1.

abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes

  • “blowy weather”
  • “a windy bluff”
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2.

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”
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Origin

From Middle English windy, from Old English windiġ (“windy”), from Proto-Germanic *windigaz (“windy”), equivalent to wind + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wiendich (“windy”), West Frisian winich (“windy”), Dutch winderig (“windy”), German Low German windig (“windy”), German windig (“windy”), Swedish vindig (“windy”), Icelandic vindugur (“windy”). The “frightened” sense probably derives from the phrase have the wind up.

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