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breezy, a.|ˈbriːzɪ|
[f. breeze n.2 + -y1.]
1. Exposed to breezes, swept by the breeze.
1718Pope Iliad ii. 758 The warriors standing on the breezy shore. 1814Wordsw. Excurs. i. 471 The shadows of the breezy elms above. 1859E. Capern Ball. & Songs 137 Health laughs on every breezy hill. Mod. High on the breezy downs.
2. a. Attended with breezes, full of breezes, windy.
1753Gray Elegy vi, The breezy call of incense-breathing morn. 1798Wordsw. Lines wr. in Early Spring, To catch the breezy air. 1840Hood Up Rhine 237 The night was breezy and cloudy.
b. fig. Fresh, airy; characterized by brisk vigour or activity; lively, jovial.
1870Lowell Among my Bks. Ser. ii. (1873) 163 Whose breezy verse seems to float between a blue sky and golden earth. 1873‘Mark Twain’ & Warner Gilded Age li. 470 Said in almost his breezy old-time way. 1884American VIII. 87 The chapter on ‘Value’ is particularly fresh and breezy. 1896Mrs. Caffyn Quaker Grandmother 112 A strong, vigorous, breezy, old woman. 1930W. S. Maugham Cakes & Ale ii. 21 Roy smiled at the steward with breezy cordiality. 1942New Statesman 11 July 25/1 American Jews are just like any other Americans, complete with breezy manners and deep voice. 1955Times 27 Aug. 7/5 Some breezy remarks on Dutch or Flemish pictures. |
