"wispy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈwɪspi/ Audio: en-us-wispy.ogg Forms: wispier [comparative], wispiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪspi Etymology: From wisp + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wisp|y}} wisp + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} wispy (comparative wispier, superlative wispiest)
  1. Consisting of or resembling a wisp; like a slender, flexible strand or bundle. Derived forms: wispily, wispiness Translations (Consisting of or resembling a wisp): 细微的 (Chinese Mandarin), řídký (Czech), jemný (Czech), dünn (German), dürr (German), fein (German), flocoso (Portuguese), bir tutam (Turkish), incecik (Turkish), ufacık (Turkish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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