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gusty
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective gusty has 1 sense
- gusty(s = adj.all) puffy - blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts; "puffy off-shore winds"; "gusty winds " Derived form noun gust1
CIDE DICTIONARY
gusty, a.
Subject to, or characterized by, gusts or squalls; windy; stormy; tempestuous. [1913 Webster]
"Upon a raw and gusty day."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
gusty, adj. (gustier, gustiest)
1 characterized by or blowing in strong winds.
2 characterized by gusto.
1 characterized by or blowing in strong winds.
2 characterized by gusto.
Derivative
gustily adv. gustiness n.
THESAURUS
gusty
aeolian, agreeable, airish, airy, ambrosial, appetizing, blasty, blowy, blustering, blusterous, blustery, boreal, breezy, brisk, dainty, delectable, delicate, delicious, delightful, drafty, exquisite, favonian, flavorsome, flawy, fresh, good, good to eat, good-tasting, gustable, juicy, likable, luscious, lush, mouth-watering, nectareous, nectarous, nice, of gourmet quality, palatable, pleasing, puffy, relishing, sapid, savorous, savory, scrumptious, squally, succulent, tasty, toothsome, toothy, windy, yummyROGET THESAURUS
gusty
Wind
N wind, draught, flatus, afflatus, efflation, eluvium, air, breath, breath of air, puff, whiff, zephyr, blow, breeze, drift, aura, stream, current, jet stream, undercurrent, gust, blast, squall, gale, half a gale, storm, tempest, hurricane, whirlwind, tornado, samiel, cyclone, anticyclone, typhoon, simoon, simoom, harmattan, monsoon, trade wind, sirocco, mistral, bise, tramontane, levanter, capful of wind, fresh breeze, stiff breeze, keen blast, blizzard, barber, candelia, chinook, foehn, khamsin, norther, vendaval, wuther, windiness, ventosity, rough weather, dirty weather, ugly weather, stress of weather, dirty sky, mare's tail, thick squall, black squall, white squall, anemography, aerodynamics, wind gauge, weathercock, vane, weather- vane, wind sock, anemometer, anemoscope, sufflation, insufflation, perflation, inflation, afflation, blowing, fanning, ventilation, sneezing, errhine, sternutative, sternutatory, sternutation, hiccup, hiccough, catching of the breath, Eolus, Boreas, Zephyr, cave of Eolus, air pump, air blower, lungs, bellows, blowpipe, fan, ventilator, punkah, branchiae, gills, flabellum, vertilabrum, whiffle ball, blowing, windy, flatulent, breezy, gusty, squally, stormy, tempestuous, blustering, boisterous, pulmonic, pulmonary, lull'd by soft zephyrs, the storm is up and all is on the hazard, the winds were wither'd in the stagnant air, while mocking winds are piping loud, winged with red lightning and tempestuous rage.
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