wristy
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of wristy
Example Sentences
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Rashid took Afghanistan beyond that and when he whipped four sixes in his wristy style his side were back in the game.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2022
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, his wristy stroke as effective as ever, holed for birdie from 25 feet, but Arnold, hitching his pants and assuming his pigeon-toed putting stance, drilled the eagle putt to square the match.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 20, 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 Freeman, Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome)
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