windswept
/ˈwɪn(d)swɛpt
/adjective
1(Of a place) exposed to strong winds: the windswept moors...
- An isolated, bleak windswept wilderness it lies well off the beaten track and until recently was completely closed to foreigners.
- Walking on wet limestone is like walking on ice and the windswept nature of the region makes death from exposure a very real threat.
- As I looked out over the windswept landscape, I felt as if I were pulled into the drama revealing itself to me.
Synonyms
exposed, unprotected, bleak, bare, desolate;
windy, blowy
1.1Untidy after being exposed to the wind: his windswept hair...
- His white blonde hair was windswept and dishevelled, and his bright blue eyes were bright and alert.
- He was a bit windswept, his hair rather unkempt and his jacket wrinkled, after riding such a long way on horseback, but he looked the same as ever to the girls.
- Tyler ran his hand through his already windswept hair.
Synonyms
dishevelled, tousled, unkempt, windblown, untidy, messy, disordered, disarranged;
North American mussed up
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- collateralize
- collaterally
- collation
- collator
- colleague
- collect
- collectability
- collectable
- collectanea
- collected
- collectedly
- collectedness
- collectible
- collectibles
- collection
- collective
- collective bargaining
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- collectively
- collective mark