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Gusty

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of wind: blowing in gusts; blustery; tempestuous.

    "The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, / The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, / The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, / And the highwayman came riding— / Riding—riding— / The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door."

  2. 2
    With gusto

    "His lips, warm with his words, caught hers in a gusty kiss."

  3. 3
    Characterized by or occurring in instances of sudden strong expression. figuratively

    "A change evidently came over the countess's thoughts; her thin lips grew white (her eyes remained the same), and her voice when she spoke evidently surprised even herself by the violence of its gusty outburst."

  4. 4
    Bombastic, verbose. figuratively

    "“I am a man of few words,” shouted a red-necked House member as he started his second hour of a gusty speech."

Adjective
  1. 1
    blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From gust + -y.

Etymology 2

From Latin gustus (“tasting”).

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