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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
breezy
adjective
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bright and breezy
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ She's a woman with a lot of breezy charm.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Almost all the boys are wearing jams and big breezy shirts; so are the few stout girls.
▪ Although Levin sometimes goes overboard with jokes, his breezy, slightly irreverent tone is a welcome one.
▪ Flying this kite among the otherwise conventional swept wings on a breezy day was initially eerie.
▪ Her tone so far was breezy, no mention of his behavior at the Conch.
▪ Summer's approach spelt out in a breezy spin on Paisley.
▪ The local newspaper called his speech breezy.
▪ The side pockets can be filled with sand and pebbles to anchor the tent if it's breezy.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Breezy

Breezy \Breez"y\, a.

  1. Characterized by, or having, breezes; airy. ``A breezy day in May.''
    --Coleridge.

    'Mid lawns and shades by breezy rivulets fanned.
    --Wordsworth.

  2. Fresh; brisk; full of life. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] ||

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
breezy

1718, from breeze (n.) + -y (2). Figurative sense "fresh, easygoing, light, airy" is from 1870. Related: Breezily; breeziness.

Wiktionary
breezy

a. 1 with a breeze blowing, with a lively wind, pleasantly windy 2 (context figuratively English) with a cheerful, casual, lively and light-hearted manner

WordNet
breezy
  1. adj. fresh and animated; "her breezy nature"

  2. abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff" [syn: blowy, windy]

  3. [also: breeziest, breezier]

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Wikipedia
Breezy

Breezy is a 1973 American romantic drama film, starring William Holden and Kay Lenz. It was written by Jo Heims, and was the third film directed by Clint Eastwood, who can be briefly seen in an uncredited cameo leaning on a pier wearing a white jacket.

Breezy (disambiguation)

Breezy is a 1973 American romantic drama film starring William Holden and Kay Lenz.

Breezy may also mean:

As a nickname:

  • Muriel Bevis (1928–2002), outfielder and pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1950
  • Breezy Bishop, longtime girls basketball coach at Western Senior High School in Baltimore, Maryland
  • Brianna Dotson, co-founder of Coco & Breezy, an American fashion accessory company
  • B. Reeves Eason (1886–1856), American film director, actor, and screenwriter
  • Floyd Reid (born 1927), American retired National Football League running back
  • Chris Brown (born 1989), American singer

Other uses:

  • RLU-1 Breezy, an experimental homebuilt aircraft
  • Breezies, characters in the My Little Pony toy franchise

Usage examples of "breezy".

He peered over rimless reading glasses, a deep crease dividing his forehead clear back to the balding patch that Breezy liked to rub.

It was a cold day in Miami when tough-as-nails Breezy admitted she needed something.

And Breezy refuses to acknowledge that a whole lot of people dislike me because I married well.

He stood up and went to the door, sliding the rice-paper panels back and giving Breezy a measured gaze.

She yearned to tell Breezy about William, about his dying words, about the condoms on the boat.

But tonight Breezy was particularly attentive, and when the headache slammed him, his body, as always, malfunctioned.

In the meantime, even if she was just taking a break from Miami like Breezy said, he had a chance to really make it look like Corinne killed her husband.

Shit, he was backing her into a corner and there was nothing Breezy hated more.

But she backed off, and Breezy bounded into the house, only to realize Marta was following her up the stairs.

He froze as he realized the outer edges of his vision were already growing dark as Breezy approached him.

She shot a pointed look at Breezy who did look borderline nuts at the moment.

Fighting Breezy for the gun, or following her into the salon and faking that she was drinking something?

Swearing, Breezy jerked her hand up to her face and Cori dove, her weight knocking Breezy backward and sending the gun across the polished teak floor, landing in the fringe of the oriental carpet.

They rolled again and Cori came out on top, with Breezy lying over her own free hand.

She took her right hand away and Breezy instantly opened her mouth wide.