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wispy

[wis-pee] / ˈwɪs pi /
ADJECTIVE
thin and weak
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A few weeks later, a wispy tendril starts out, climbing up the wooden support.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

"You can't sculpt and cast something that is..." he paused, trying to find the right word, "wispy."

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

With his wispy goatee beard and baby-faced features, he looks even younger than he is.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

And the clattering syncopated loop that repeats through “Oblivion” is there mostly as a contrast to the wispy and diaphanous vocals, which are so thin and leavened with reverb that they threaten to float away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

His pale complexion and round face would have made him a dead ringer for the man in the moon, if the moon had wispy blond hair, bright blue eyes, and a puzzled expression.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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