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wisp·y
/
ˈwɪs
pi
/
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[
wis
-pee
]
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adjective,
wisp·i·er,
wisp·i·est.
being a
wisp
or in
wisps
; wisplike:
a wispy plant.
Also,
wisp·ish.
Origin:
1710–20;
wisp
+
-y
1
Related forms
wisp·i·ly,
adverb
wisp·i·ness,
noun
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wispy
(ˈwɪspɪ)
—
adj
,
wispier
,
wispiest
wisplike; delicate, faint, light, etc
wispily
—
adv
wispiness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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They can be
wispy
and weak and they can be bold enough to garner shading on
themselves.
He is tall and thin and has a round face and
wispy
gray-blond hair.
If the anvil is thin, fuzzy, and
wispy
then the updraft probably is not as
strong.
The
wispy
, unpredictable content is served by a reliable style.
However, it is apparent in the visible image as a light
wispy
area.
Higher up in the park, the snow swirls in
wispy
cyclones across the road.
Hundreds of feet below,
wispy
steam breathed gently from the crater's throat.
Now, at seventy-one, even his
wispy
beard denotes infirmity.
The resulting stills are as
wispy
and inconsequential as the knickers themselves.
Wispy
clouds weave through the mountains and the nearby valleys.
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