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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The condition of being drafty, or of abounding in drafts.

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  • noun The characteristic of being drafty.

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Examples

  • In addition, the Germans designed barracks to have adequate ventilation, which led to complaints of draftiness by prisoners.

    Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I 2008

  • Hey, let's fix the draftiness with weather-stripping!

    Making Light: Snowpocalypse Part Next 2009

  • By four oclock we had so much stuff by way of refreshments that even the draftiness of that house didnt bother any of us.

    Dark Dude Oscar Hijuelos 2008

  • By four oclock we had so much stuff by way of refreshments that even the draftiness of that house didnt bother any of us.

    Dark Dude Oscar Hijuelos 2008

  • By four oclock we had so much stuff by way of refreshments that even the draftiness of that house didnt bother any of us.

    Dark Dude Oscar Hijuelos 2008

  • "Get someone to check the room for draftiness," he said.

    Farthing 2006

  • It is a testament, I suppose, to the draftiness of our room that none of us ever wheezed despite years of sleeping in this ancient bedding.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • It is a testament, I suppose, to the draftiness of our room that none of us ever wheezed despite years of sleeping in this ancient bedding.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • It is a testament, I suppose, to the draftiness of our room that none of us ever wheezed despite years of sleeping in this ancient bedding.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • It is a testament, I suppose, to the draftiness of our room that none of us ever wheezed despite years of sleeping in this ancient bedding.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

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