Wind"y (?), a. [Compar. Windier (?); superl. Windiest.] [AS. windig.]
1. Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind. "The windy hill."
M. Arnold.
Blown with the windy tempest of my heart.
Shak.
2. Next the wind; windward.
It keeps on the windy side of care.
Shak.
3. Tempestuous; boisterous; as, windy weather.
4. Serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines; flatulent; as, windy food.
5. Attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the intestines. "A windy colic."
Arbuthnot.
6. Fig.: Empty; airy. "Windy joy."
Milton.
Here's that windy applause, that poor, transitory pleasure, for which I was dishonored.
South.
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