Meanings
adjectivedrafty (comparative draftier or more drafty, superlative draftiest or most drafty)
comparative draftier · comparative more drafty · superlative draftiest · superlative most drafty · alternative draughty
- USNot properly sealed against drafts (draughts).
It's really drafty (draughty) in here.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From earlier draughty, equivalent to draft + -y.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian изложен на течение
- изложен на течение (izložen na tečenie)characterized by gusts of wind; windy
Finnish puuskainen, tuulinen
- puuskainencharacterized by gusts of wind; windy
- tuulinencharacterized by gusts of wind; windy
- vetoinenof a building: not sealed against draughts
- vetoisaof a building: not sealed against draughts
German zugig, zugig
- zugigcharacterized by gusts of wind; windy
- zugigof a building: not sealed against draughts
Hungarian huzatos
- huzatoscharacterized by gusts of wind; windy
Italian spifferoso
- spifferosoof a building: not sealed against draughts
Māori kauanu
- kauanuof a building: not sealed against draughts
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with drafty
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Cite this entry
APA
drafty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drafty
MLA
“drafty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drafty. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drafty,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drafty.
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