Antonyms for breezy


Grammar : Adj
Spell : bree-zee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbri zi


Definition of breezy

Origin :
  • 1718, from breeze (n.) + -y (2). Figurative sense "fresh, easygoing, light, airy" is from 1870. Related: Breezily; breeziness.
  • adj windy
  • adj easy, lighthearted
Example sentences :
  • Meantime, tea-making on that breezy eminence was no easy matter.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • David Macy's house stood on the spur of a breezy upland at the end of a road.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • Seventy breezy miles a day were written in his very whiskers.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • It was a breezy June afternoon, with the young summer at its freshest and lustiest.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • It was a sparkling, breezy day, and the forest was full of life.
  • Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
  • The breezy irony of the dalesfolk did not spare the old man's bent head.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • Nelly caught it up and held it on the breezy side of the flickering match.
  • Extract from : « Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon » by Hall Caine
  • The night was clear, starlit and breezy after the hot September day.
  • Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
  • A breezy story of a newspaper despatch boat, in the war with Spain.
  • Extract from : « Breaking Away » by Oliver Optic
  • Hence the wholesomeness of tone and the breezy freshness of his work.
  • Extract from : « Kilgorman » by Talbot Baines Reed

Synonyms for breezy

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