Windily: meaning, definitions and examples
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windily
[ หwษชndษชli ]
manner of speaking
In a way that is characterized by a lot of wind or a breezy atmosphere. The term can also refer to speaking in a verbose or grandiloquent manner, often without any clear point.
Synonyms
blustery, breezily, loquaciously
Examples of usage
- The curtains fluttered windily as the window was opened.
- She spoke windily, filling the air with long, elaborate phrases.
- The leaves rustled windily in the autumn breeze.
Translations
Translations of the word "windily" in other languages:
๐ต๐น ventosamente
๐ฎ๐ณ เคนเคตเคพ เคธเฅ
๐ฉ๐ช windig
๐ฎ๐ฉ berangin
๐บ๐ฆ ะฒััััะฝะพ
๐ต๐ฑ wietrznie
๐ฏ๐ต ้ขจใซๅนใใใฆ
๐ซ๐ท venteux
๐ช๐ธ ventoso
๐น๐ท rรผzgarlฤฑ
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ฐ๋์ด ๋ถ๋
๐ธ๐ฆ ุนุงุตู
๐จ๐ฟ vฤtrnฤ
๐ธ๐ฐ veterno
๐จ๐ณ ๅค้ฃๅฐ
๐ธ๐ฎ vetrovno
๐ฎ๐ธ vindasamt
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะถะตะปะดั
๐ฌ๐ช แฅแแ แ
๐ฆ๐ฟ kรผlษkli
๐ฒ๐ฝ ventoso
Etymology
The word 'windily' is derived from the base word 'wind', which comes from Old English 'wind' meaning 'air in motion'. The suffix '-ly' is used to form adverbs from adjectives. The evolution of 'wind' can be traced back further to Proto-Germanic '*windaz' and ultimately to Proto-Indo-European '*wฤn', which means to blow or breathe. Over time, 'wind' has maintained its meaning of a natural movement of air, while 'windily' emerged as a way to describe actions or characteristics associated with this movement. The use of 'windily' in literature and spoken English often conveys a sense of something that is airy or filled with excessive movement, whether literal or figurative.