blustery

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈblʌstəri/ UK /ˈblʌstəri/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

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adj
characterized by strong gusty winds

It was a cold, blustery afternoon on the headland.

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Synonyms

1 adj · characterized by strong... windy gusty stormy squallygale-forceblowy tempestuous

Opposites

calm still windless

Word family

Derived forms blusteriness

Related forms bluster

Etymology

From bluster + -y; bluster is from Middle English blustren ('to blow violently'), of Low German origin and ultimately imitative.

blüstren Middle Low German

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# blustery

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈblʌstəri
**IPA (UK):** ˈblʌstəri

## Meanings
1. characterized by strong gusty winds

## Examples
- It was a cold, blustery afternoon on the headland.

## Synonyms
- windy
- gusty
- stormy
- squally
- gale-force
- blowy
- tempestuous

## Antonyms
- calm
- still
- windless

## Derived Forms
- blusteriness

## Related Forms
- bluster

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: blüstren

## Etymology
From bluster + -y; bluster is from Middle English blustren ('to blow violently'), of Low German origin and ultimately imitative.

## AI Etymology
Blustery comes from bluster + -y; bluster is from Middle English blustren ('to blow violently'), of Low German origin and ultimately imitative. The historical trail runs through Middle Low German blüstren. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means characterized by strong gusty winds. Derived formations include blusteriness; related forms include bluster.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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