airy
The origin and history of airy.
Etymology
From air plus the adjective-forming suffix -y, originally meaning simply "full of air" before picking up figurative senses of lightness and vagueness.
The origin and history of airy.
From air plus the adjective-forming suffix -y, originally meaning simply "full of air" before picking up figurative senses of lightness and vagueness.
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