Definitions

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

  • adjective Having or exposed to drafts of air.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Like draff; worthless; nasty.
  • Of or pertaining to drafts of air; exposed to drafts: as, a drafty hall.

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

  • adjective not airtight; allowing in currents of air, especially uncomfortably cold air; -- of buildings.

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

  • adjective Characterized by gusts of wind; windy.

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

  • adjective not airtight

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Examples

  • Some of the brightest minds this country has ever produced were educated in drafty, unairconditioned schools on chalk dust and pencil lead.

    Obama urges investment in high-tech education 2009

  • When we think of quilts, we tend to think of women making them from scraps of material to keep their families warm in drafty houses.

    Kate Kelly: American Quilts as Art as Well as Documents of Politics and History Kate Kelly 2010

  • At a time when most vintage warplanes have retired to a quiet life on display in drafty museums, 65-year-old Fifi is embarking on a new mission: giving rides to paying enthusiasts and once again making the air-show rounds, which occasionally feature a simulated atomic-bomb attack.

    Owners of the Last B-29 Hope It Doesn Peter Sanders 2010

  • This winter, we bought a couple of cans of insulating foam for about 5 bucks each, and have started filling cracks between the sill and the foundation, as well as working to fill in drafty areas under the living room baseboards.

    Summer Saver Follow-Up | spazeboy 2007

  • They kept almost 2,000 panes of antique glass which Mr. Avery describes as drafty but integral to the house.

    Of Angling and Antlers Sarah Tilton 2011

  • "You almost became addicted to him somehow," Ms. Burton said later, recalling drafty mornings in Hoxton Square (she, in a coat, sitting on a too-low stool at the secondhand cutting table,

    post-gazette.com - News 2010

  • "You almost became addicted to him somehow," Ms. Burton said later, recalling drafty mornings in Hoxton Square (she, in a coat, sitting on a too-low stool at the secondhand cutting table,

    post-gazette.com - News 2010

  • "You almost became addicted to him somehow," Ms. Burton said later, recalling drafty mornings in Hoxton Square (she, in a coat, sitting on a too-low stool at the secondhand cutting table,

    post-gazette.com - News 2010

  • "You almost became addicted to him somehow," Ms. Burton said later, recalling drafty mornings in Hoxton Square (she, in a coat, sitting on a too-low stool at the secondhand cutting table,

    post-gazette.com - News 2010

  • “The Body of Christ,” he says to each communicant—some in business attire on their way home from work, some wearing coats and scarves to guard against the cold in the low-lit, drafty hall.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

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