01 a. Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind.
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Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind.“Blown with the windy tempest of my heart.” — Shak.
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Next the wind; windward.“It keeps on the windy side of care.” — Shak.
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Tempestuous; boisterous; as, windy weather.
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Serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines; flatulent; as, windy food.
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Attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the intestines.
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Fig.: Empty; airy.“Here's that windy applause, that poor, transitory pleasure, for which I was dishonored.” — South.