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Definition of "drafty" [draft•y]

  • Having or exposed to drafts of air. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "drafty" in a sentence
  • "Some of the brightest minds this country has ever produced were educated in drafty, unairconditioned schools on chalk dust and pencil lead."
  • "At a time when most vintage warplanes have retired to a quiet life on display in drafty museums, 65-year-old Fifi is embarking on a new mission: giving rides to paying enthusiasts and once again making the air-show rounds, which occasionally feature a simulated atomic-bomb attack."
  • "When we think of quilts, we tend to think of women making them from scraps of material to keep their families warm in drafty houses."
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