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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Exposed to breezes; windy.
  • adjective Fresh and animated; lively.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of the nature of a breeze; blowy; windy.
  • Fanned with gentle winds or breezes: as, the breezy shore.
  • Figuratively, brisk; lively; sprightly: as, a breezy essay.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Characterized by, or having, breezes; airy.
  • adjective colloq. Fresh; brisk; full of life.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective with a breeze blowing, with a lively wind, pleasantly windy
  • adjective figuratively with a cheerful, casual, lively and light-hearted manner
  • adjective this sense?) flatulent

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective fresh and animated
  • adjective abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes

Etymologies

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breeze +‎ -y.

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