breezy

breezy
adj.
1 windy
VERBS
be
ADVERB
very
a little, slightly, etc.

It's a little breezy up here.

2 cheerful and relaxed
VERBS
be, seem, sound

She tried to sound breezy on the phone.

PHRASES
bright and breezy

His bright and breezy manner sometimes irritated people.


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  • breezy — [brēz′ē] adj. breezier, breeziest 1. with breezes blowing; slightly windy [a breezy day] 2. light and lively; carefree [breezy talk] breezily adv. breeziness n …   English World dictionary

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  • breezy — 1718, from BREEZE (Cf. breeze) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Figurative sense fresh, easygoing, light, airy is from 1870 …   Etymology dictionary

  • Breezy —    Comédie dramatique de Clint Eastwood, avec William Holden, Kay Lenz, Roger C. Carmel, Marj Dusay.   Pays: États Unis   Date de sortie: 1973   Technique: couleurs   Durée: 1 h 47    Résumé    Une jeune hippie s éprend d un riche quinquagénaire… …   Dictionnaire mondial des Films

  • breezy — ► ADJECTIVE (breezier, breeziest) 1) pleasantly windy. 2) relaxed, informal, and cheerily brisk. DERIVATIVES breezily adverb breeziness noun …   English terms dictionary

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  • Breezy — Infobox Film name = Breezy caption = Breezy movie poster director = Clint Eastwood producer = Robert Daly Jo Heims Jennings Lang The Malpaso Company writer = Jo Heims starring = William Holden Kay Lenz music = Michel Legrand cinematography =… …   Wikipedia

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