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Added 8 October 2026

windy

/ˈwɪn.di/ adjective

In Latin: ventōsus Wiktionary

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Accompanied by wind.
It was a long and windy night.
Unsheltered and open to the wind.
They shagged in a windy bus shelter.
Empty and lacking substance.
They made windy promises they would not keep.

adjective

Having many bends; winding, twisting or tortuous.

noun

A window.

Origin

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”). The “frightened” sense probably derives from the phrase have the wind up.

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