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- Dictionarywispy/ˈwɪspi/
adjective
- 1. (of hair, threads, smoke, etc.) fine; feathery: "the sky was blue with a few wispy clouds"
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Wispy describes something that's vague or flimsy. If your explanation of why you didn't help your mom paint the kitchen was weak and didn't help her understand your reasons, you'd call that a wispy explanation.
1. : a small handful (as of hay or straw) 2. a. : a thin strip or fragment. b. : a thready streak. a wisp of smoke. c. : something frail, slight, or fleeting. a wisp of a girl. a wisp of a smile. 3. archaic : will-o'-the-wisp. wispily. ˈwi-spə-lē. adverb. wispiness. ˈwi-spē-nəs. noun. wispy.
(Definition of wispy from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of wispy. wispy. It is a wispy rice paper that wilts in face of the slightest breath and can be trampled into oblivion by any old foot. From the. Hansard archive.
Wispy definition: being a wisp or in wisps; wisplike. See examples of WISPY used in a sentence.
Definition of 'wispy' Word Frequency. wispy. (wɪspi ) Word forms: comparative wispier, superlative wispiest. 1. adjective. If someone has wispy hair, their hair does not grow thickly on their head. Grey wispy hair straggled down to her shoulders. Synonyms: straggly, fine, thin, frail More Synonyms of wispy. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Definition of wispy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
WISPY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of wispy in English. wispy. adjective. us / ˈwɪs.pi / uk / ˈwɪs.pi / Add to word list. in the form of a wisp or wisps: a wispy cloud. wispy hair. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Light and weightless. (as) light as a feather idiom. airiness. airy. ethereality. fluffiness.
1. A small bunch or bundle, as of straw, hair, or grass. 2. a. One that is thin, frail, or slight: "a little wisp of a kid, ten years old" (William Lychack). b. A thin or faint streak or fragment, as of smoke or clouds. 3. A fleeting trace or indication; a hint: a wisp of a smile.
Wispy definition: Consisting of or resembling a wisp ; like a slender , flexible strand or bundle .
wisp (wisp), n. a handful or small bundle of straw, hay, or the like. any thin tuft, lock, mass, etc.: wisps of hair. a thin puff or streak, as of smoke; slender trace. a person or thing that is small, delicate, or barely discernible: a mere wisp of a lad; a wisp of a frown. a whisk broom.
