gusty

English

Etymology

From gust +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɡʌs.ti/, SAMPA: /"gVs.ti/

Adjective

gusty (comparative gustier, superlative gustiest)

1. (of wind) blowing in gusts; blustery

Quotations

• 2003, Lauren Henderson, My Lurid Past, page 48:

  A gusty sigh preceded the inevitable bad news. “You know that gig I was up for?” he asked rhetorically. “I didn't get it.”

Related terms

• gustily
• gustiness

Translations

of wind: blowing in gusts

French: soufflant en rafales (fr) German: böig (de)

Hungarian: viharos (hu)

Anagrams

• gutsy