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drafty

[ draf-tee, drahf- ]

adjective

, draft·i·er, draft·i·est.
  1. characterized by or admitting currents of air, usually uncomfortable.


drafty

/ ˈdrɑːftɪ /

adjective

  1. the usual US spelling of draughty
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈdraftiness, noun
  • ˈdraftily, adverb
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Other Words From

  • drafti·ly adverb
  • drafti·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of drafty1

First recorded in 1840–50; draft + -y 1
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Example Sentences

Replace weatherstrippingYou probably won’t notice a drafty door until the weather becomes colder.

Otherwise, even if you’re a cold sleeper, one blanket—depending of course on other factors, like how cool or drafty your home is—should suffice.

For example, if you have a particularly drafty room in your home, plugging in and snuggling under an electric blanket to read a book or watch a movie can be an amazing treat that might be worth it to you.

But most of the abandoned houses, with sagging roofs and drafty walls, are just there.

Mostly because Oye, This Cell Is Drafty had already been used for Escape From Alcatraz, years before.

Our older rental is drafty, has an older operating system, etc.

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.

It had been built in Elizabethan times and was cold, drafty and uncomfortable, with not one modern convenience.

Nothing is more uncomfortable in winter than cold and drafty floors.

His head was already aching from the wine and he did not feel comfortable in the drafty old building.

He got houses mended, having rails put on leaking roofs, and Indian mats hung over drafty huts.

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