wispy

Or wisp·ish

[wis-pee]

adjective

wispier, wispiest 

1. being a wisp or in wisps; wisplike.

   a wispy plant.

ˈwispy

/ ˈwɪspɪ /

adjective

1. wisplike; delicate, faint, light, etc

Other Word Forms

• wispiness noun
• wispily adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of ˈwispy¹

First recorded in 1710–20; wisp + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Air’s intense focus gave these wispy songs a strong backbone too.

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Kurosawa’s title isn’t referencing our cyber era’s wispy metaphor for data security; he’s talking bad weather, the kind that’s here to stay.

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His stubble had grown into a wispy beard.

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“The goal was that it felt like it was something from nature, not something from a movie,” says Saxon, boyish with wispy brown hair, during a recent Zoom interview from Sebastopol, Cailf.

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“Leave the land alone,” the ephemeral skywriting said in puffs of wispy smoke.

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Related Words

• nebulous 
• slender