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

Derived Forms

• ˈdraftiness, noun
• ˈdraftily, adverb

Other Words From

• drafti·ly adverb
• drafti·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of drafty¹

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

Example Sentences

On a brisk mid-March night in the small Northern California town of Grass Valley, more than 100 people crowded around a Grateful Dead cover band in a drafty warehouse.

From Los Angeles Times

I’m not talking about a motel in the boonies of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan or a drafty log cabin on a lake in Maine or Minnesota.

From Salon

One for Martha featured a new cast-iron stove to heat the sometimes cold and drafty house.

From Literature

Large and drafty, the plastered walls still wet, the house was called the “great castle” by Abigail Adams.

From Literature

This winter, renters in frigid Los Angeles apartments have some ammo when they complain to their landlord about busted heating and drafty rooms: Legally speaking, rental units aren’t supposed to dip below a balmy 70 degrees.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• breezy
• brisk
• cool
• crisp
• freezing
• frosty
• icy
• wintry