draughtily adverb (USdraftily)uk /ˈdrɑːf.təl.i/ us /ˈdræf.t̬əl.i/ in a way that has currents of unpleasantly cold air blowing through: The cold wind roared draughtily down the chimney. The operating theatre should be well but not draughtily ventilated. Related word
draughty The village was perched draughtily on a hilltop. A piercing cold whistled draughtily under the door. Her long black skirt swished draughtily behind her. The wind whistled draughtily down the nave of the church. We huddled together for warmth as the cold autumn breeze came draughtily through. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Wind & winds anemometer blast chinook crosswind cyclonic easterly gale leeward northerly northwesterly sea breeze sigh slipstream stiff the Coriolis effect tornado weathervane windblown windswept wuthering |