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- [win-dee]
- /ˈwɪn di/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [win-dee]
- /ˈwɪn di/
Definitions of windily word
- adjective windily accompanied or characterized by wind: a windy day. 1
- adjective windily exposed to or swept by the wind: a windy hill. 1
- adjective windily consisting of or resembling wind: a windy tempest of activity. 1
- adjective windily toward the wind; windward. 1
- adjective windily unsubstantial or empty. 1
- adjective windily of the nature of, characterized by, or given to prolonged, empty talk; voluble; verbose; bombastic. 1
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Origin of windily
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English windig. See wind1, -y1
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Parts of speech for Windily
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
windily popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
windily usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for windily
adverb windily
- gustily — blowing or coming in gusts, as wind, rain, or storms.
- stormy — affected, characterized by, or subject to storms; tempestuous: a stormy sea.
- breezily — abounding in breezes; windy.
- turbulent — being in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbed: turbulent feelings or emotions.
- violently — acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.
Antonyms for windily
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