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wristy
[ ris-tee ]
/ ˈrɪs ti /
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adjective
using or involving extensive or strong movement of the wrist: a wristy forehand.
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How to use wristy in a sentence
He looked actually distressed when, with a wristy movie actor's gesture of finality, I gave him the whole of a dollar bill.
Down the Yellowstone|Lewis R. Freeman
British Dictionary definitions for wristy
wristy
/ (ˈrɪstɪ) /
adjective
(of a player's style of hitting the ball in cricket, tennis, etc) characterized by considerable movement of the wrist
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