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wispily

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wisp⋅y

  [wis-pee]
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–adjective, wisp⋅i⋅er, wisp⋅i⋅est.
being a wisp or in wisps; wisplike: a wispy plant.
Also, wispish.

Origin:
1710–20; wisp + -y 1

Related forms:
wisp⋅i⋅ly, adverb
wisp⋅i⋅ness, noun
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wisp   (wĭsp)   
n.  

  1. A small bunch or bundle, as of straw, hair, or grass.

    1. One that is thin, frail, or slight.

    2. A thin or faint streak or fragment, as of smoke or clouds.

  3. A fleeting trace or indication; a hint: a wisp of a smile.

  4. A flock of birds, especially snipe. See Synonyms at flock1.

  5. See ignis fatuus.

v.   wisped, wisp·ing, wisps

v.   tr.
To twist into wisps or a wisp.
v.   intr.
To drift in wisps: smoke wisping from chimneys.

[Middle English.]
wisp'i·ly adv., wisp'i·ness (wĭs'pē-nĭs) n., wisp'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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