Meanings
- informalnot comparableHaving many windmills.
A windmilly country this, though the windmills are so damp and rickety, […]
1895, Charles Dickens, The Uncommercial Traveller, page 1491 more example
The whole united industry seemed to be thriving and flourishing, too; and when a windmilly town does flourish, it is (from a flourishy point of view) a thing to remember.
1885, George Henry Boughton, Sketching Rambles in Holland, page 50
Origin
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windmilly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windmilly
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