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Windiest

Windy \Wind"y\, a. [Compar. Windier; superl. Windiest.] [AS. windig.]

  1. Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind. ``The windy hill.''
    --M. Arnold.

    Blown with the windy tempest of my heart.
    --Shak.

  2. Next the wind; windward.

    It keeps on the windy side of care.
    --Shak.

  3. Tempestuous; boisterous; as, windy weather.

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

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

  6. Fig.: Empty; airy. ``Windy joy.''
    --Milton.

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

Wiktionary
windiest

a. (en-superlativewindy)

WordNet
windy

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

  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" [syn: long-winded, tedious, verbose, wordy]

  3. [also: windiest, windier]

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Usage examples of "windiest".

Beside the sea, at its windiest, his irritation was at its high the conundrum of the crashing surf not only made it impossible to concentrat on any signal he might normally have felt on the air, but in fact added to th cacophony that already was assaulting his sensitive skin.

Even higher, on the highest and windiest peak, is the second fragment of the mirror.

Harvard Square under assault of one of the windiest November rains I had seen in a long time.

I was born in Chicago, the smokiest, windiest old burg in the United States.

Even on the windiest of days, a careful passage through the triple-protected entrances would stop even the faintest breeze from coming into the castle.

For once the windiest continent on earth offered nothing but a light breeze but it was close to minus 40 degrees centigrade and breathing hurt.

Portage Avenue toward its intersection with Main Street, often referred to as the windiest corner in North America.

The last dozen steps proved the coldest, the windiest, and the longest he had ever traveled.