English

Image:BendyTree.gif|thumb|Tree on a windy day

Etymology 1
From wind (weather condition) + -y.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�wɪndi/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪndi|-ɪndi

Adjective
en-adj|ier|iest

1. accompany|Accompanied by wind.

#: It was a long and windy night.

1. unsheltered|Unsheltered and open to the wind.

#: They made love in a windy bus shelter.

1. empty|Empty and lacking substance.

#: They made windy promises they would not keep.

1. long-winded|Long-winded; orally verbose.
2. flatulent|Flatulent.

#: The Tex-Mex meal had made them somewhat windy.

Translations
trans-top|accompanied by wind
Finnish: tuulinen
Italian: ventoso m
trans-mid
Spanish: ventoso m
Swedish: blåsig
trans-bottom

trans-top|unsheltered and open to the wind
Finnish: tuulinen
Swedish: blåsig
trans-bottom

trans-top|empty and lacking substance
Swedish: tom, ihålig
trans-bottom

trans-top|flatulent
Finnish: ilmavaivainen
trans-bottom

Noun
en-noun|windies

1. (colloquial) fart

Etymology 2
From wind (to curve, bend) + -y.

Pronunciation 2
IPA|/�waɪndi/

Adjective
en-adj|ier|iest

1. context|of a path etc Having many bends; winding, twisting or tortuous.

el:windy
es:windy
io:windy
it:windy
ja:windy
pl:windy
ru:windy
te:windy
vi:windy
zh:windy

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