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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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