wispy

Definition of Wispy in English :

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Adjective

1. wisplike, wispy

thin and weak

Example Sentences:
'a wispy little fellow with small hands and feet'

wisplike

lean
thin

2. dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy

lacking clarity or distinctness

Example Sentences:
'a dim figure in the distance'
'only a faint recollection'
'shadowy figures in the gloom'
'saw a vague outline of a building through the fog'
'a few wispy memories of childhood'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Wispy

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adjectiveWord forms: wispier or wispiest

wisplike; delicate, faint, light, etc

Wispy

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n.

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

2.

a. One that is thin, frail, or slight: "a little wisp of a kid, ten years old" (William Lychack).

b. 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.

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.

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