drafty
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Drafty windows let in frigid Ottawa winter air and the house lacks central air conditioning for the summer months.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2023
Captain Will Matthews tweeted: "Tired of living like this. Cupboards unusable due to never ending damp/mould. Drafty windows. No loft insulation, cold house all the time."
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2022
Drafty windows and doors that make your home cold in the winter can also make it hotter in the summer, so seal them with weather stripping, caulk or spray foam.
From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2022
In Boulder County, Colo., students are taught about energy efficiency through characters like Kilowatt Kid, Count Plugula and Dr. Drafty.
From Scientific American • Feb. 15, 2012
Drafty: worthless, vile; no better than draff or dregs; from the Anglo-Saxon, "drifan" to drive away, expel.
From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by Purves, D. Laing
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