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Antonyms for drafty


Grammar : Adj
Spell : draf-tee, drahf-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdræf ti, ˈdrɑf-



Definition of drafty

Origin :
  • 1580s, from draft + -y (2). Related: Draftiness.
  • As in windy : adj breezy
  • As in breezy : adj windy
  • As in chilly : adj cold
  • As in pneumatic : adj airy
  • As in airy : adj open to the atmosphere
Example sentences :
  • The first is healthy so far as pure air is concerned, but drafty and uncomfortable.
  • Extract from : « Rural Hygiene » by Henry N. Ogden
  • Babies should not be allowed to sit or play on cold, drafty floors.
  • Extract from : « The Mother and Her Child » by William S. Sadler
  • So drafty was the entrance that no candle would stay lighted.
  • Extract from : « The Purple Flame » by Roy J. Snell
  • The room was drafty and barren except for one long table and benches.
  • Extract from : « The Cry at Midnight » by Mildred A. Wirt
  • The lodge was cold and drafty, and as he was without a robe he began to shiver violently.
  • Extract from : « Spotted Deer » by Elmer Gregor
  • It will be lots of fun standing out in a drafty hall looking for Amanda while you girls are having a feast.
  • Extract from : « Billie Bradley at Three Towers Hall » by Janet D. Wheeler
  • They sat about the fire in the drafty tepee, eating off bits of birch bark.
  • Extract from : « The Bungalow Boys North of Fifty-Three » by Dexter J. Forrester
  • She changed the large, drafty rooms of the old palace into charming reflections of her own personality.
  • Extract from : « The Purple Heights » by Marie Conway Oemler
  • He knelt on the drafty hearth, placed the bag of gold beside his knee, and thrust both arms into the black maw of the chimney.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor Master » by Theodore Goodridge Roberts
  • It had been built in Elizabethan times and was cold, drafty and uncomfortable, with not one modern convenience.
  • Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore

Synonyms for drafty

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