| 单词 | wispy |
| 释义 | wispy (once / 20344 pages) 1adj 2adj Wispy describes something that's vague or flimsy. If your explanation of why you didn't help your mom paint the kitchen was weak and didn't help her understand your reasons, you'd call that a wispy explanation. Wispy can be used more literally to describe things that are physically not very substantial, like the delicate necklace that breaks as soon as you wear it. A person who looks weak and thin could also be described as wispy. A wisp is something flimsy, but in its original meaning, it was a handful of hay or grass — again, something very light. WORD FAMILYwispy: wispier, wispiest, wispily+/wisp: wisplike, wisps, wispy USAGE EXAMPLESThose legendary eyebrows are wispy now, the devilish eyes half-closed as he lies beside a tray of juice and apple sauce. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) It’s just one of the ways that Brugnoli combines the wispy and the monumental. Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) Burly, with a dark, full beard, O'Toole's character is considerably different than the wispy Lawrence of Arabia he'd played six years earlier. Los Angeles Times(Dec 15, 2016) 1 adj thin and weak 2"a wispy little fellow with small hands and feet"- Edmund Wilson Syn wisplike lean, thin lacking excess flesh adj lacking clarity or distinctness a few wispy memories of childhood Syn dim, faint, shadowy, vague indistinct not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand |
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