aired

Adjective
Synonyms: airy

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. open to or abounding in fresh air“airy rooms”Synonyms: airy
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Air \Air\ ([^a]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aired ([^a]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Airing.] [See Air, n., and cf. A["e]rate.]

1.To expose to the air for the purpose of cooling, refreshing, or purifying; to ventilate; as, to air a room. [1913 Webster]

It were good wisdom . . . that the jail were aired.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]
Were you but riding forth to air yourself.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.To expose for the sake of public notice; to display ostentatiously; as, to air one's opinion. [1913 Webster]

Airing a snowy hand and signet gem.— Tennyson.[1913 Webster]

3.To expose to heat, for the purpose of expelling dampness, or of warming; as, to air linen; to air liquors. [1913 Webster]


aired \aired\ ([^a]rd), adj. abounding in fresh air.

Syn: airy [WordNet 1.5]

2.made public by radio or television. The report was aired on the seven o'clock news.

Syn: broadcast [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

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