gusty

English

Etymology

From gust + -y

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡʌs.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.”

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gǫstъ (dense). Cognate with Upper Sorbian husty, Polish gęsty, Czech hustý, Serbo-Croatian gȗst, and Russian густо́й (gustój)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡustɨ/

Adjective

gusty (comparative gusćejšy, superlative nejgusćejšy, adverb gusto)

  1. thick, dense

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