breezyadj.
/ˈbriːzi/, U.S. /ˈbrizi/ 1. Exposed to breezes, swept by the breeze.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > blown (upon) by wind
windyOE
yblowe1377
blown1552
wind-blown1593
weather-blown?1611
breezy1717
gusty1726
windswept1791
breeze-swept1872
blastful1883
1717 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad III. xi. 759 The Warriors standing on the breezy Shore.
1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion i. 25 The shadows of the breezy elms above. View more context for this quotation
1859 E. Capern Ballads & Songs (new ed.) 137 Health laughs on every breezy hill.
1888 N.E.D. at Breezy Mod. High on the breezy downs.
2.
a. Attended with breezes, full of breezes, windy.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > windy
windyc1000
airy1591
flatulent1671
blowing1678
breezy1751
west-windy1827
blowy1830
1751 T. Gray Elegy v. 6 The breezy call of incense-breathing morn.
1798 W. Wordsworth Lines Early Spring in W. Wordsworth & S. T. Coleridge Lyrical Ballads 116 To catch the breezy air.
1840 T. Hood Up Rhine 217 The night was breezy and cloudy.
b. figurative. Fresh, airy; characterized by brisk vigour or activity; lively, jovial.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > [adjective]
cooling?c1425
comfortablec1440
refreshing1534
rousing1576
vegetant1576
reviving1579
refriscative1582
refrigerating1583
cordial1584
airy1591
freshing1591
animating1595
fertile1597
recreating1600
refective1611
refreshfula1614
comforting1623
refrigerant1626
erecting1654
cordialine1674
refocillating1675
corroboratinga1680
refectory1693
invigorating1694
restoring1697
freshful1734
enlivening1746–7
livelya1754
tonic1756
stimulatory1758
vivifying1768
energizing1786
stimulative1791
refreshening1807
vitalizing1813
stimulating1827
recuperative1843
invigorative1860
innerving1868
breezy1870
tonicizing1890
reparatory1893
the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > cheerful and lively
taitc1300
cant1330
crouse?a1400
pert?a1513
sprightya1522
aleger1590
sprightly1594
sunshine1594
brighta1616
lifesomec1635
flippant1711
cantya1724
saucy1741
chirk1789
chipper1806
chirrupy1808
up1815
chirpy1837
breezy1870
cyclonish1884
1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 2nd Ser. 163 Whose breezy verse seems to float between a blue sky and golden earth.
1873 ‘M. Twain’ & C. D. Warner Gilded Age li. 470 Said in almost his breezy old-time way.
1884 American 8 87 The chapter on ‘Value’ is particularly fresh and breezy.
1896 ‘Iota’ Quaker Grandmother 112 A strong, vigorous, breezy, old woman.
1901 Westm. Gaz. 8 Mar. 4/2 A brawny, breezy-voiced man.
1930 W. S. Maugham Cakes & Ale ii. 21 Roy smiled at the steward with breezy cordiality.
1942 New Statesman 11 July 25/1 American Jews are just like any other Americans, complete with breezy manners and deep voice.
1955 Times 27 Aug. 7/5 Some breezy remarks on Dutch or Flemish pictures.
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