windy

Meaning

1. Accompanied by wind.
2. Unsheltered and open to the wind.
3. Empty and lacking substance.
4. Long-winded; orally verbose.
5. (informal) Flatulent.
6. (slang) Nervous, frightened.

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɪndi/

From Middle English windy, from Old English windiġ (“windy”), from Proto-Germanic *windigaz (“windy”), equivalent to wind + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wiendich (“windy”), West Frisian winich (“windy”), Dutch winderig (“windy”), German Low German windig (“windy”), German windig (“windy”), Swedish vindig (“windy”), Icelandic vindugur (“windy”).