wristyadj.
/ˈrɪsti/, U.S. /ˈrɪsti/ Performed by flexure of the wrist; marked by or clever in wrist-work.
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the world > movement > bodily movement > [adjective] > done by specific movement of part
overhand1656
front-handed1843
wristy1867
straight-arm1946
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > [adjective] > types of stroke
wristy1867
cross-court1915
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [adjective] > types of batting
cross-batted1577
steady1826
poking1836
free1851
wrist shot1851
fast-footed1853
wristy1867
stonewall1880
forcing1888
poky1888
firm-footed1907
back foot1936
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [adjective] > manner of bowling
straight-arm1807
straight-armed1827
round-arm1835
round hand1847
underhand1850
round-armed1854
wristy1867
fast-medium1873
under-arm1877
quick1899
windmill1900
body line1932
1867 Australasian 9 Mar. 300/2 Fowler, pretty wristy style, but not a very safe one.
1888 Longman's Mag. May 47 He was a good bat, noted for his ‘wristy’ play, as some critic termed it.
1893 W. L. Murdoch Cricket 54 A quick, wristy throw.
1936 P. G. Wodehouse Laughing Gas xxii. 242 I remember..wondering how the dickens a female of her slight build and apparently fragile physique could possibly get that wristy follow-through into her shots.
1954 A. G. Moyes Austral. Batsmen xii. 175 There was no prodding or pushing, but a free swing on wristy cut which made onlookers glad they were there.
1959 Times 26 June 4/2 Krishnan's forte lay in his lovely wristy stop volleys.
1980 R. Hill Spy's Wife xix. 148 He downed his pale spirit in one quick wristy movement.
Derivatives
ˈwristily adv.
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1963 A. Ross Australia 63 iii. 82 Barrington cut wristily to beat third man.
1972 P. Brent Godmen of India ii. 33 Women polish the earthen floors, bending straight-legged as they work wristily away with a flat stone.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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