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BLUSTERY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does blustery mean?
• BLUSTERY (adjective)
The adjective BLUSTERY has 2 senses:
1. blowing in violent and abrupt bursts
2. noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others
Familiarity information: BLUSTERY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Blowing in violent and abrupt bursts
Synonyms:
blustering; blusterous; blustery
Context example:
a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind
Similar:
stormy ((especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion)
Derivation:
bluster (a violent gusty wind)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others
Synonyms:
blustery; bullying
Similar:
domineering (tending to domineer)
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