windier

Having stronger gusts

Windier is the comparative form of windy.

A place or day can be windier than another: Chicago is windier than Miami.

Speech or writing that is windier is more long-winded and empty: His second novel was even windier than the first.

blustery

gustier

More wind-prone

chillier · howling · tempestuous · squalling · biting · whipping · buffeting · exposed · unsheltered · bracing

comparative

breezier

More casual in manner

calmer · stiller · milder · balmier · fiercer · harsher · colder · rawer

figurative

verbose

More words than necessary

circuitous · indirect · roundabout · tangential · digressive · prolix · laborious · tedious · drawn-out · overblown

Categories
Opposites
wind intensity

windiercalmer

More composed

stiller · windless · becalmed · breezeless · quieter

verbosity

windierterser

More concise in expression

briefer · pithier · more to the point

Phrases
Family

winding, unwinding, windiest

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G