blustery

blustery
adj.
Blustery is used with these nouns: ↑self-assurance, ↑shower, ↑weather, ↑wind

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  • blustery — (adj.) 1707, from BLUSTER (Cf. bluster) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Blustering in this sense is recorded from 1510s …   Etymology dictionary

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  • blustery — blus|ter|y [ˈblʌstəri] adj blustery weather is very windy ▪ a cold and blustery day …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • blustery — blus|ter|y [ blʌst(ə)ri ] adjective with strong winds: blustery conditions a. blowing strongly: blustery winds …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • blustery — adjective blustery weather is very windy: a cold and blustery day …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • blustery — UK [ˈblʌst(ə)rɪ] / US adjective a) with strong winds blustery conditions b) blowing strongly blustery winds …   English dictionary

  • blustery — adjective Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts; blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia ; a cold blustery day ; a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind See Also: blustering …   Wiktionary

  • blustery — adjective a blustery autumn day Syn: stormy, gusty, blowy, windy, squally, wild, tempestuous, turbulent; howling, roaring Ant: calm …   Thesaurus of popular words

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