adj
windy
WIHN-dee
adj
1
Marked by strong or noticeable wind.
"It was too windy to fly the kite properly."
"Chicago is nicknamed the Windy City."
2
Overly long-winded or wordy in speech or writing.
"His windy speech went on for nearly an hour."
How to Use Windy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBlowing hard outside, or, of a person, prone to rambling on and on.
Common pairings
a windy day
windy speech
Word Forms
windier comparative, windier comparative, windies plural, windiest superlative, windiest superlative
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Etymology
From Old English windiġ, simply wind + the adjective suffix -y.