wristy
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of wristy
Example Sentences
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Rodrigues timed the ball brilliantly but also placed wristy flicks and hit delicate glances in a quite sensational knock.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2021
The batsman finishes the over with that wristy slap he plays across the line of the ball, sending it to a deep-set mid-on for a single.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 17, 2020
In victory or defeat, he waves to the crowd, a wristy, childlike wave, like Forrest Gump before he jumps off the shrimp boat.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2020
Casper's quick, wristy tap with a Ray Cook mallet got the ball in the hole with eerie consistency, but his reaction to his frequent success was usually no reaction at all.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 1, 2019
He looked actually distressed when, with a wristy movie actor's gesture of finality, I gave him the whole of a dollar bill.
From Down the Yellowstone by Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome) Freeman
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