draughty

comparative draughtier · superlative draughtiest

1. UKStandard spelling of drafty.

   Open carriages tend to be draughty and inadequately heated. The passenger in them has no escape from the annoyance of squalling babies, boisterous drunks, and riotous teddy-boys, who may be at the far end of the coach but whose din cannot be shut out.

   1959 February 28, “Letters to the Editor: Open-Type Coaches on B.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 135

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   To lovers of Victoriana it will not be necessary to enlarge on the original beauty of many [old stations], but to the modern traveller romantic nostalgia will not compensate for bleak, draughty waiting rooms, ancient sanitation, uncomfortable grimy seats and gas lighting; he is likely to prefer the comforts of a modern car on a winter's morning.

   1962 October, Brian Haresnape, “Focus on B.R. passenger stations”, in Modern Railways, page 249