wispy
or wisp·ish
Origin of wispy
1Other words from wispy
- wisp·i·ly, adverb
- wisp·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby wispy
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How to use wispy in a sentence
Several of the 37-contributor show’s standouts are three-dimensional, even while many of the entries are merely a few wispy marks on paper or fabric.
In the galleries: Biennial survey celebrates Mid-Atlantic artists of many mediums | Mark Jenkins | October 29, 2021 | Washington PostThis specimen has many unique features, but paleontologists were especially excited about the wispy, feathery fringe that ran all along the animal’s back, down to the tip of its tail.
How Tycoons Created the Dinosaur - Issue 107: The Edge | Lukas Rieppel | October 20, 2021 | NautilusHot climates, fast and light missions, and mountains that rarely see precipitation call for wispy rain gear.
These animals had soft, wispy, quickly growing wool—finer than today’s best cashmere.
Llamas are hotter than ever. Here’s why. | By Emily Wakild/The Conversation | December 21, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThese animals had soft, wispy, quickly growing wool – finer than today’s best cashmere.
Llamas Are Having A Moment In The US, But They’ve Been Icons In South America For Millennia | LGBTQ-Editor | December 19, 2020 | No Straight News
One 1918 example, in wispy silk chiffon and lace is even trimmed in mink!
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 | THE DAILY BEASTHis scalp was freckled and shiny, with wispy tufts of hair above his ears.
Arafat’s Polonium Poisoning Mystery Resurfaces | Christopher Dickey | November 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTTherefore, I assume, he is politically at odds with the wispy-bearded ultra-Orthodox men surrounding us.
Attending Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s Funeral as a Secular Jewish Woman | Michelle Bubis | October 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTShe favors wispy white dresses and can spend hours arranging flowers.
The wispy youth shrugged his shoulders and growled some inarticulate reply in monosyllable.
The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley | Bertram MitfordA lanky youth in shirt-sleeves, with a mud-coloured, wispy face, was presiding over the transactions.
The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley | Bertram MitfordWithin the round changing frame of wispy vapor two men sat by a fire of logs and branches.
Lazarre | Mary Hartwell CatherwoodHe was short and pudgy, with a halo of wispy hair and the coldest, grimmest eyes that Wyman had ever seen.
The Syndic | C.M. KornbluthShe turned away from him, her arms flung above her head and wispy hair veiling her damp cheek.
The Happy End | Joseph Hergesheimer
British Dictionary definitions for wispy
/ (ˈwɪspɪ) /
wisplike; delicate, faint, light, etc
Derived forms of wispy
- wispily, adverb
- wispiness, noun
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