Synonyms for wispy
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : wis-pee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɪs pi |
Définition of wispy
Origin :- 1717, from wisp + -y (2). Related: Wispiness.
- adj thin and weak
- Then, as they cleared, the wispy man danced again, and seemed likely to die.
- Extract from : « Nights in London » by Thomas Burke
- His hair, a wispy, sandy yellow, seemed as dimmed and faded as his eyes.
- Extract from : « The Red One » by Jack London
- Some are close-packed and dense, like cumuli; some are wispy or mottled, like cirri.
- Extract from : « Curiosities of the Sky » by Garrett Serviss
- His hair was mangy, standing out in isolated patches of wispy grey.
- Extract from : « Michael, Brother of Jerry » by Jack London
- She had no teeth, wispy hair, and looked very underfed and starved.
- Extract from : « Fanny Goes to War » by Pat Beauchamp
- The Professor-Commander was very old, with wispy grey hair and a network of wrinkles surrounding his eyes.
- Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison
- In the faint light, Barrent saw a very tall, thin, stooped old man with a wispy moustache.
- Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley
- The wispy youth shrugged his shoulders and growled some inarticulate reply in monosyllable.
- Extract from : « The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley » by Bertram Mitford
- A lanky youth in shirt-sleeves, with a mud-coloured, wispy face, was presiding over the transactions.
- Extract from : « The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley » by Bertram Mitford
- The coals of the dying fire laid strange tints of color on Kyla's face and shoulders and the wispy waves of her dark hair.
- Extract from : « The Planet Savers » by Marion Zimmer Bradley
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