Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Airy

Airy ({not transcribed}) , adjective

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. — Shakespeare
5.
Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful; as, airy music.
6.
Without reality; having no solid foundation; empty; trifling; visionary.
Airy fame. — Shakespeare
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. [Colloquial]
9.
(Painting) Having the light and aerial tints true to nature. — Elmes