Windier

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Windy \Wind"y\, a. [Compar. {Windier}; superl. {Windiest}.] [AS.
     windig.]
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     1. Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind;
        exposed to wind. "The windy hill." --M. Arnold.
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              Blown with the windy tempest of my heart. --Shak.
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     2. Next the wind; windward.
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              It keeps on the windy side of care.   --Shak.
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     3. Tempestuous; boisterous; as, windy weather.
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     4. Serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines;
        flatulent; as, windy food.
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     5. Attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the intestines. "A
        windy colic." --Arbuthnot.
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     6. Fig.: Empty; airy. "Windy joy." --Milton.
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              Here's that windy applause, that poor, transitory
              pleasure, for which I was dishonored. --South.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  windy
       adj 1: 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}]
       [also: {windiest}, {windier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  windier
       See {windy}