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Homes and buildings, many of which are old and drafty, eat up 40 percent of the energy America uses. Such inefficiencies perpetuate our reliance on foreign oil, imperiling our national security and increasing our contribution to climate change.
Peter Welch

Meaning of "drafty" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRAFTY

drafty  [ˈdrɑːftɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRAFTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Drafty is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRAFTY


biosafety
ˌbaɪəʊˈseɪftɪ
crafty
ˈkrɑːftɪ
daftie
ˈdɑːftɪ
draughty
ˈdrɑːftɪ
drifty
ˈdrɪftɪ
fifty
ˈfɪftɪ
hefty
ˈhɛftɪ
LD50
ˌɛlˌdiːˈfɪftɪ
leftie
ˈleftɪ
lefty
ˈlɛftɪ
lofty
ˈlɒftɪ
mufti
ˈmʌftɪ
nifty
ˈnɪftɪ
outcrafty
ˌaʊtˈkrɑːftɪ
safety
ˈseɪftɪ
shifty
ˈʃɪftɪ
softie
ˈsɒftɪ
swifty
ˈswɪftɪ
thrifty
ˈθrɪftɪ
tufty
ˈtʌftɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRAFTY

draft card
draft dodger
draft letter
draft version
draft-mule work
draft-quality printing
draftable
draftee
drafter
draftier
draftiest
draftily
draftiness
draftsman
draftsmanship
draftsmen
draftsperson
draftswoman
draftswomen
drag

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRAFTY

ability
activity
arty-crafty
authority
availability
beauty
busty
capacity
celebrity
city
clifty
come to the party
community
fifty-fifty
rifty
shufty
snifty
toplofty
unthrifty
wifty

Synonyms and antonyms of drafty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «drafty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRAFTY

Find out the translation of drafty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of drafty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «drafty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

通风良好
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

con corrientes de aire
570 millions of speakers

English

drafty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

drafty
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مفتوح للريح العاتية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сквозняками
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

airoso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

drafty
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

courants d´air
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Draf
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zugig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

隙間風の入る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

외풍
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Drafty
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gió lùa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

drafty
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मसुदा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cereyanlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pieno di correnti d´aria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przewiewny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

протягами
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reci
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

drafty
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

drafty
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

drafty
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trekkfulle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of drafty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRAFTY»

The term «drafty» is regularly used and occupies the 107.128 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRAFTY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about drafty

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2 QUOTES WITH «DRAFTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word drafty.
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A. E. Housman
The house of delusions is cheap to build but drafty to live in.
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Peter Welch
Homes and buildings, many of which are old and drafty, eat up 40 percent of the energy America uses. Such inefficiencies perpetuate our reliance on foreign oil, imperiling our national security and increasing our contribution to climate change.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRAFTY»

Discover the use of drafty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to drafty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ask the Family Handy-man
Drafty Skylight Q. There's a cold draft that comes down directly under the bottom edge of the large skylight in my living room. The skylight is double- glazed and I don't think there is any air leaking in around the edges, since they are completely  ...
‎1999
2
Hoosier Writers 2011: A Collection of Poetry and Fiction
he house was nothing but old-fashioned when Mark and his new bride bought it. The floors were oak, the walls papered, the kitchen cabinets metal, and the windows drafty. Despite of all that, Mark's wife fell in love with it right away. She said it ...
Lowell R. Torres, 2011
3
The Official SAT Study Guide, 2nd Edition
(5) But even welcomed guests would have found castles less than inviting. (6) In royal palaces there were to be found many comforts that medieval castles did not offer. (7) These had dark dungeons and damp, drafty living quarters instead.
The College Board, 2009
4
Shore Duty: A Year in Vietnam's Junk Force
Drafty Lamb Mike, this is Mike Four Four, over.” Silence. Then again. “Drafty Lamb Mike, this is Mike Four Four, over.” Again silence. “Try Victor. We might be close enough to raise them.” “Drafty Lamb Victor, this is Drafty Lamb Mike Four Four, ...
Stewart M. Harris, 2009
5
Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelem
attested by SJ (8/25/78), <ts'ats'el x6:lxWem>, //c'8[=C1e=]1 x"a-1x“'=em//, /'real strong smelling (of medicine)'/, attested by Deming (1/31/77). <X6:lxWem>, izs // xa-1xw=em//, WETH ['get drafty'], (<=em> have, get, intransitivizer), syntactic ...
Brent Douglas Galloway, 2009
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The Breeder's Gazette: A Weekly Publication Devoted ... to ...
Hard stallion features, a drafty middle, thick ends and true action gained him a place at the top after a sharp contest with Doughboy, a horse that is stronger in his top and possessed of more quality than the winner. Both are sons of Dragon.
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Transactions of the Philological Society
Drafty. Although drafty is a ghost-word, it is entered in N.E.D., because it was accepted as genuine by Stanyhurst, Bishop Hall, and Sir "W. Scott. It is an error for drasty in Chaucer's Prologue to Melibeus, B. 2113, 2120. Not only all the black- ...
Philological Society (Great Britain), 1906
8
Mr. Brecher's Fiasco: A Novel
It was exactly like this, she said. "Honey, are you angry? It's drafty.— Come here, take my fur in the meantime. The train will get here in no time." That's how the drama begins, said Mucki. "But the train doesn't care, it comes or it doesn't come.
Martin Kessel, 2005
9
Marie's Home Improvement Guide
Solution. #6: Drafty. Doors. Your home's exterior doors are important for many reasons: They provide security, can make an attractive welcoming statement, and are on the front lines protecting you from weather of all kinds. Exterior doors take a ...
Marie L. Leonard, 2009
10
Spend-A-Little Save-A-Lot Home Improvements: Money-Saving ...
There are two types of old windows in this world: those that have been painted shut for years, and those that are drafty and hard to open and close. If you have an older home, you know what I mean. We have learned at least one thing from ...
Brad Staggs, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRAFTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term drafty is used in the context of the following news items.
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Down the road a piece: Shady tax history
Properties with up to 20 windows paid 4 shillings and if you were lucky enough to have more than 20 drafty windows in your dwelling, you ... «KeepMEcurrent.com, Jul 15»
2
African opulence? Nkandla's quite modest
... a president who understandably finds Groote Schuur too eurocentric, drafty, full of reminders of a colonial past, and with no cattle to admire. «Independent Online, Jul 15»
3
FRESH MEAT | FROM OUR COMMUNITY BLOGS
If you have previously applied for a position at our prestigious reserve army (based in a drafty wooden shed with crude bunk-beds at the end of ... «Destructoid, Jul 15»
4
Maryknoll windows in dire need of replacement
"It's very drafty," Doescher said of the large opening, which measures about 6-foot high and 3-feet wide. "When you're older you don't notice the ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jul 15»
5
Former Mississippi State ace Jonathan Papelbon named MLB All-Star
Papelbon played for the Diamond Dawgs from 2001-03 and was drafted 114th overall in the fourth round of the 2003 MLB Drafty by Boston. «WLOX, Jul 15»
6
RIP Land Rover Defender, the greatest car ever
The modern version, called the Defender since 1991, has the DNA of its predecessor. It still has a riveted aluminum body, and it's so drafty that ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
7
New, improved, glorious Gloria Ferrer
They opened a temporary tasting room in a drafty tent and staff and visitor's alike (including me!) patiently awaited the re-opening. The Catalan ... «Sonoma Valley Sun, Jul 15»
8
World War II bomber wows holiday crowds
Cramped working quarters, noisy, drafty. The aircraft will be on display today and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the airport. Viewing the plane ... «The Southern, Jul 15»
9
Houston loved to preach, build
One house they lived in was so drafty his mother “papered it with newspaper to keep the wind from blowing through the cracks.” Leaving home ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»
10
Simple tricks for reducing Colorado energy bills
When our homes feel drafty and cold, we look to replacing expensive items like windows, doors or even mechanical systems like our boilers or ... «Summit Daily News, Jul 15»

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