gusty
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gusty¹
- /ˈɡʌs.ti/ UK
Rhymes with -ʌsti
adjective gustier · gustiest
- Of wind: blowing in gusts; blustery; tempestuous. The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, / The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, / The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, / And the highwayman came riding— / Riding—riding— / The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.
- Characterized by or occurring in instances of sudden strong expression. A change evidently came over the countess's thoughts; her thin lips grew white (her eyes remained the same), and her voice when she spoke evidently surprised even herself by the violence of its gusty outburst.
- Bombastic, verbose. “I am a man of few words,” shouted a red-necked House member as he started his second hour of a gusty speech.
gusty²
- /ˈɡʌs.ti/ UK
Rhymes with -ʌsti
Where it comes from
From Latin gustus (“tasting”).
adjective gustier · gustiest
- With gusto. His lips, warm with his words, caught hers in a gusty kiss.
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adj of wind: blowing in gusts
| Français | rafaleux |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | böig |
| Русский | поры́вистый porývistyj |
Talk about this word "gusty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gusty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gusty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gusty "gusty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gusty.
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@misc{gusty_2026,
title = {gusty},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gusty},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
