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air•y

Pronunciation: (âr'ē), [key]
—adj., air•i•er, air•i•est.
1. open to a free current of fresh air; breezy: airy rooms.
2. consisting of or having the character of air; immaterial: airy phantoms.
3. light in appearance; thin: airy garments.
4. light in manner; sprightly; lively: airy songs.
5. light in movement; graceful; delicate: an airy step.
6. light as air; unsubstantial; unreal; imaginary: airy dreams.
7. visionary; speculative.
8. performed in the air; aerial.
9. lofty; high in the air.
10. putting on airs; affected; snobbish: an airy debutante posing for society photographers.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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