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What is the adjective for wind?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb wind which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

windy
  1. Accompanied by wind.
  2. Unsheltered and open to the wind.
  3. Empty and lacking substance.
  4. Long-winded; orally verbose.
  5. Flatulent.
  6. (slang) Nervous, frightened.
  7. Synonyms:
  8. Examples:
    1. “Roy Appleyard converted from the touchline, an excellent kick considering the very windy conditions.”
      “He felt fortunate to have a stable in which to sleep while they had to spend their nights on the cold and windy hills around Bethlehem.”
      “When we finally reached the top of the long and windy path, I gasped at the magnificent view.”
winding
windless
windy
  1. (of a path etc) Having many bends; winding, twisting or tortuous.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Roy Appleyard converted from the touchline, an excellent kick considering the very windy conditions.”
      “He felt fortunate to have a stable in which to sleep while they had to spend their nights on the cold and windy hills around Bethlehem.”
      “When we finally reached the top of the long and windy path, I gasped at the magnificent view.”
windsome
  1. Characterised or marked by (the) wind; windy
windsome
  1. Characterised or marked by winding
windswept
  1. Exposed to the winds.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Hague looked hopelessly windswept as his strands of hair got blown about.”
      “The windswept cliffs offered a breathtaking view of the ocean.”
      “Isolated and ruined, it sits on 1000 acres of windswept, forbidding land, and is the quintessential haunted house.”
wind-borne
  1. Alternative form of windborne
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Less extensive deposits of this wind-borne material are found in many other parts of the world, including the Mississippi Valley.”
      “Every one of these can be paralleled amongst the many neat contrivances of wind-borne fruits and seeds.”
      “A wind-borne branch, falling on the roof, made a sudden racket that was startling.”
wind-swept
  1. Alternative form of windswept
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “In contrast, Scotland and northern England have more trees, grassland and wind-swept moors.”
      “Lake Winnipeg Physa prefer exposed, wind-swept rocks while P. integra prefer more sheltered locations under rocks.”
      “Seven generations of Kelpers have made their homes on the remote, wind-swept islands.”
windlike
  1. Resembling or characteristic of wind.
windstrewn
  1. (poetic) Strewn by the wind.
winded
windborne
  1. Carried by the wind.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “During the storm, the windborne particles of pollen traveled great distances, causing severe allergies for many.”
      “It's also possible that midwestern grazing lands are being repopulated each spring by windborne flies from the South.”
      “Below us in all directions stretched a howling desert of white, stubbled here and there with a few stunted larches leaning at crazy angles against the windborne snow.”
windier
  1. comparative form of windy: more windy
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “We did not find fresh windslabs of any size, but lee slopes in the windier spots are likely to have very tender windslabs.”
      “Indeed they will be noticing a trend of new colder and windier records being set by this command that I have stated.”
      “Still lay weather-bound last night, and to-day it has been windier than ever.”
windiest
  1. superlative form of windy: most windy
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “One of the wettest and windiest Aprils in recent years has caused temperatures to drop so much the young birds are finding it unbearable.”
      “Through aspen hills heading toward the lake, we face headwinds blowing down from Dawson Pass, known as the windiest place in Glacier.”
      “That means the developers really can only get projects up in the windiest sites.”
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