whippy

[ hwip-ee, wip-ee ]

adjective

, whip·pi·er, whip·pi·est.

1. of, relating to, or resembling a whip.
2. bending and snapping back in the manner of a whip:

   a whippy tree branch.

Word History and Origins

Origin of whippy¹

First recorded in 1865–70; whip + -y ¹

Example Sentences

But presently only the whippy tail stirred in recognition of their voices.

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He spent the morning trying to concoct simple springs out of bark strips and whippy branches.

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He was pure white, with a fawn-coloured saddle just behind his neck, and a fawn diamond at the root of his thin whippy tail.

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A good elastic rod is wanted for fly casting, but a too willowy or whippy action had best be avoided.

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It will, therefore, be seen that it is very inadvisable to have a long head when one is using a whippy shaft.

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