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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 windy /ˈwɪndi/
 (a.)多風的,風強的,壞天氣的,腹脹的,吹牛的,虛無的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Wind·y a. [Compar. Windier superl. Windiest.]
 1. Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind.  “The windy hill.”
    Blown with the windy tempest of my heart.   --Shak.
 2. Next the wind; windward.
    It keeps on the windy side of care.   --Shak.
 3. Tempestuous; boisterous; as, windy weather.
 4. Serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines; flatulent; as, windy food.
 5. Attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the intestines.  “A windy colic.”
 6. Fig.: Empty; airy.  Windy joy.”
    Here's that windy applause, that poor, transitory pleasure, for which I was dishonored.   --South.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 windy
      adj 1: abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy
             weather"; "a windy bluff" [syn: blowy, breezy]
      2: using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy)
         speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional
         methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy
         editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"
         [syn: long-winded, tedious, verbose, wordy]
      [also: windiest, windier]