adj
Meaning 1
Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Currently, there are blustery winds blowing in Patagonia.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blusterous, gusty
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
blustery
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
-
General-American: /ˈblʌstəɹi/
-
Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
-
CMU ARPABET: B L AH1 S T ER0 IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Accompanied by strong wind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Today is such a cold blustery day!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blowy, blusterous, breezy, squally, stormy, tempestuous, windy
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Pompous or arrogant, especially in one's speech; given to outbursts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blustering, blusterous, swaggering
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
blowing in violent and abrupt bursts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia
- a cold blustery day
- a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blustering(a), blusterous
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bullying
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English bluster Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English blustery From bluster + -y.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: luidruchtig — blowing in loud and abrupt bursts
- Dutch: rumoerig — blowing in loud and abrupt bursts
- Finnish: puuskainen — blowing in loud and abrupt bursts
- French: bruyant — blowing in loud and abrupt bursts
- French: tumultueux — blowing in loud and abrupt bursts
- German: böig — blowing in loud and abrupt bursts
- Irish: stamhlaí — blowing in loud and abrupt bursts
- Māori: tarakaka — blowing in loud and abrupt bursts
- Māori: titipārera — blowing in loud and abrupt bursts
- Māori: titipārerarera — blowing in loud and abrupt bursts
- Māori: tītitipārerarera — blowing in loud and abrupt bursts
- Portuguese: tempestuoso — blowing in loud and abrupt bursts
- Spanish: ventoso — blowing in loud and abrupt bursts
- Spanish: tormentoso — blowing in loud and abrupt bursts
- Spanish: tempestuoso — blowing in loud and abrupt bursts
- Finnish: kovatuulinen — accompanied by strong wind
- German: stürmisch — accompanied by strong wind
- Spanish: de mucho viento — accompanied by strong wind