windily
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7.5
- adverb
- /ˈwɪndɪli/
- The architecture might be even more hideous than that of Montreal or Toronto, but it was "cheerily and windily so" (103).
Examples
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She often writes windily, filling her essays with unnecessary details and lengthy descriptions.
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The professor explained the theory windily, using more complicated language than necessary.
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During the presentation, he spoke windily, making the simple topic sound overly complex with his long-winded explanations.
Synonyms
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6.4
For a long time and with too many details
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7.3
In a way that uses more words than needed
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8.4
In a showy, proud way using big, fancy words
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9.4
To speak or write in a showy, formal way using fancy words
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8.2
To speak or write using too many words so people lose interest
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7.9
To say or write more than needed about something
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9.3
In a long, fancy way that sounds too important when speaking or writing
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8.5
Talking a lot in a way that annoys others
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8.2
Talking or writing that moves between ideas without clear order
In a friendly way that shows someone enjoys speaking a lot
To speak a lot and fill silences with words
Antonyms
How Wordy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Windily comes from windy, which comes from wind, a simple word for 'air' or 'a breeze'. People began to call speech with many empty words 'windy', like saying someone is 'full of hot air', so windily now means 'in a long, wordy way'.