breezy
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈbɹiːzi/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -iːzi
Adjective
[edit]breezy (comparative breezier, superlative breeziest)
- With a breeze blowing, with a lively wind, pleasantly windy.
- (figuratively) With a cheerful, casual, lively and light-hearted manner.
- 1971, Carole King, Toni Stern (lyrics and music), “It's Too Late”, in Tapestry, performed by Carole King, Ode Records:
- It used to be so easy living here with you / You were light and breezy and I knew just what to do / Now you look so unhappy and I feel like a fool
- 2012 July 18, Scott Tobias, “The Dark Knight Rises”, in AV Club[1]:
- Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]exposed to the breezes