Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Blustering; blusterous; raging; noisy.
Wiktionary
- adj. Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts; "blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia"; "a cold blustery day"; "a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind"
WordNet 3.0
- adj. blowing in violent and abrupt bursts
- adj. noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others
Examples
“Kerry also accused President Bush of undermining U.S. security with what he called blustery arrogant foreign policy.”
“A pair of late birdies gave Tom Watson a one-shot lead Saturday after three rounds of the British Open in blustery conditions at Turnberry ....”
“However, as Nero, blustery is not necessarily a bad thing.”
“The idea that all that anti-Commie blustery is coming from those who actually support the cause is pretty insane, but it’s a pretty direct criticism that was way ahead of its time.”
“I have always felt that Petey is happiest when our front door opens for the morning walk and he finds a Winnie-the-Pooh kind of blustery day," Kim wrote.”
The Washington Post: From a dog's point of view, it's good to be nosy
“He has a kind of blustery, stumbling way of talking.”
“HUGHLEY: I never knew what "blustery" meant, and now I do.”
“His manners were by no means agreeable to Andrew; he was quite too "blustery," and was dangerous when in one of his fits.”
“He came into her place with a show of confidence, a kind of blustery bonhomie.”
“Despite her host's usual cordiality, Monroe finds the climate around the dinner table only slightly less chilling than the "blustery" winter night outside.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘blustery’.
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Papageno's Words, Pt. II
cicurate, circumforaneous, codger, comiconomenclaturist, constable, contradistinction, contraindicated, counterpane, coxcomb, decalcomania, decanal, decoction and 307 more...
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Buttery
Words that make me feel cozy
Noodle, Nugget, Butter, Soft, Snug, Feather, Socks, Knit, Mug, Curl, Billow, Lounge and 315 more...
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SoSheShall's list
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slumry's Words
cattywampus, ingratiate, lackadaisical, exactitude, exfoliate, fulminate, circumnavigation, circuitous, debride, sidle, sequester, chicory and 1002 more...
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theastic's Words
cellar, stalemate, wrought, opal, tyrant, squelch, squab, linen, tartan, paisley, scope, siren and 395 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, B
bloviate, bejesus, brouhaha, behoove, bodacious, bamboozle, banshee, bub, bolus, blob, bubbly, bleb and 414 more...
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When I'm Feeling Windy
wiiiiiiiind
sirocco, zephyr, fiat, tramontana, typhoon, cyclone, hurricane, haboob, khamsin, aajej, africo, alm and 125 more...
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Webbie Debbie's
portend... omen.../whats to come
glum plumportend, sotto, azure, idly, glum, morose, sidelong, Mary Blair, rendering, dubious, winsome, humongous and 100 more...
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MsHalston's Words
theoretically, insufferable, apolitico, milquetoast, egregious, aplomb, elan, fraught, flummox, befrocked, moll, molten and 605 more...
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junestag's Words
postmodernism, cat, fish, rabbit, dell, coffee, elearning, mazda, php, mysql, flash, blogger and 755 more...
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persnickety parlance
behoove, ebullient, insouciant, insipient, froth, quandary, quixotic, tendril, maktub, furrow, furl, anastrophe and 1076 more...
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mkuo's Words
sigh, chum, clandestine, behemoth, paramour, leviathan, dollop, wastrel, pedantic, hankering, warble, lope and 317 more...
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Wild Weather
anabatic wind, stratiform, fractostratus, frazil slush, isodrosotherm, mammatus clouds, macroburst, nimbostratus, ribbon lightning, staccato lightning, subtropical jet, suction vortex and 76 more...
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jazzzmin's Words
ephemeral, fancy, promethean, plethora, debutante, quotidian, ubiquitous, dale, rara avis, muse, myriad, taint and 9 more...
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elements of a human storm
blindside, echo chamber, disquietude, quibble, blustery, tempestuous, maelstrom, fisticuffs, jostle
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