Air"y (#), a.
1.
Consisting of air; as, an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies.
2.
Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial; as, an airy flight.
"The
airy region."
Milton.
3.
Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy; as, an airy situation.
4.
Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.
"An
airy spirit."
Shak.
5.
Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful; as, airy music.
6.
Without reality; having no solid foundation; empty; trifling; visionary.
"
Airy fame."
Shak.
Empty sound, and airy notions.
Roscommon.
7.
Light of heart; vivacious; sprightly; flippant; superficial.
"Merry and
airy."
Jer. Taylor.
8.
Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
[Colloq.]
9. Paint.
Having the light and aerial tints true to nature.
Elmes.
© Webster 1913.