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GUSTY (gustier, gustiest)
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Irregular inflected forms: gustier , gustiest
, gustiest Dictionary entry overview: What does gusty mean?
• GUSTY (adjective)
The adjective GUSTY has 1 sense:
1. blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts
Familiarity information: GUSTY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Comparative: gustier
Superlative: gustiest
Superlative: gustiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts
Synonyms:
gusty; puffy
Context example:
gusty winds
Similar:
stormy ((especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion)
Derivation:
gust (a strong current of air)
Context examples
“What is amiss then?” asked Alleyne, for the man's words were as gusty as the weather.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
On sleeping, I continued in dreams the idea of a dark and gusty night.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
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