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blusterier

blusterier is the comparative form of blustery.

Meaning of blustery

Adjective

blustery (comparative more blustery, superlative most blustery)

  1. Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts.
    • Currently, there are blustery winds blowing in Patagonia.
    Synonyms:
    blusterous, gusty
  2. Accompanied by strong wind.
    • Today is such a cold blustery day!
  3. Pompous or arrogant, especially in one's speech; given to outbursts.
    • Duke Wilhelm […] seems to have been of a headlong, blustery, uncertain disposition; much tossed about in the controversies of his day.1858, Thomas Carlyle, History of Friedrich II of Prussia, London: Chapman and Hall, Volume 1, Book 3, Chapter 12, pp. 295-296

Questions about blusterier

What is blusterier the comparative form of?
Blusterier is the comparative form of blustery.

Words near blusterier in the dictionary

  1. blustered
  2. blusterer
  3. blusterers
  4. blusterest
  5. blustereth
  6. blusterier
  7. blusteriest
  8. blusteriness
  9. blustering
  10. blusteringly
  11. blusterings

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