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[ wis-pee ] / ˈwɪs pi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wispy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, wisp·i·er, wisp·i·est.being a wisp or in wisps; wisplike: a wispy plant. Origin of wispyFirst recorded in 1710–20; wisp + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM wispywisp·i·ly, adverbwisp·i·ness, nounWords nearby wispyWiskott-Aldrich syndrome, Wisła, Wislany Zalew, Wismar, wisp, wispy, Wissler, Wissler's syndrome, wist, Wister, wisteria Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wispyOne 1918 example, in wispy silk chiffon and lace is even trimmed in mink! What Lies Beneath: How Lingerie Got Sexy|Raquel Laneri|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST The young, wispy models that have been featured in each runway show and look book have done the same. 65-Year-Old Linda Rodin Named the Newest Model for The Row|Justin Jones|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST His scalp was freckled and shiny, with wispy tufts of hair above his ears. Arafat’s Polonium Poisoning Mystery Resurfaces|Christopher Dickey|November 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST He has rather a pimply face, a perpetual grin and damp-looking, wispy, straw-coloured hair. From Chart House to Bush Hut|Charles W. L. Bryde
When he'd got through growin' the alfalfa, though, his pep seemed to give out, and the rest of him was as wispy as a schoolgirl. Shorty McCabe on the Job|Sewell Ford The boys were dismayed as they drew closer to see that the Castle was enveloped in a wispy smoke which seeped out from the woods. Dan Carter and the Haunted Castle|Mildred A. Wirt The wispy youth shrugged his shoulders and growled some inarticulate reply in monosyllable. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley|Bertram Mitford His hair was mangy, standing out in isolated patches of wispy grey. Michael, Brother of Jerry|Jack London
British Dictionary definitions for wispy
adjective wispier or wispiestwisplike; delicate, faint, light, etc Derived forms of wispywispily, adverbwispiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wispyslender, nebulous, frail, slight |