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Meaning of windy

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  windy
      adj 1: abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy
             weather"; "a windy bluff" [syn: {blowy}, {breezy},
             {windy}]
      2: not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories
         about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for
         getting rich" [syn: {airy}, {impractical}, {visionary},
         {Laputan}, {windy}]
      3: resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability; "a windy
         dash home"
      4: using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy)
         speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods";
         "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials";
         "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes" [syn: {long-
         winded}, {tedious}, {verbose}, {windy}, {wordy}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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