windswept.

exposed to strong wind or visibly shaped or disturbed by it

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Words that belong together

• windswept ridge
• windswept shore
• windswept hair

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They pitched camp below the windswept ridge.

A lone cottage faced the windswept shore.

She arrived with windswept hair and a torn map.

Usage notes

Primary curation section: Environment. May describe a bare landscape or tousled hair. Wind exposure does not necessarily imply cold or fear. Comparative: more windswept; superlative: most windswept. Established adjective, not a new verb headword.