wispy — 1717, from WISP (Cf. wisp) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Wispiness … Etymology dictionary
wispy — [[t]wɪ̱spi[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If someone has wispy hair, their hair does not grow thickly on their head. Grey wispy hair straggled down to her shoulders. Syn: straggly 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A wispy cloud is thin or faint. The half moon is… … English dictionary
wispy — wispily, adv. wispiness, n. /wis pee/, adj., wispier, wispiest. being a wisp or in wisps; wisplike: a wispy plant. Also, wispish. [1710 20; WISP + Y1] * * * … Universalium
wispy — adjective Consisting of or resembling a wisp; like a slender, flexible strand or bundle. The wispy smoke rose from chimneys all around town … Wiktionary
wispy — adj. Wispy is used with these nouns: ↑bang, ↑beard, ↑cloud, ↑hair … Collocations dictionary
wispy — /ˈwɪspi/ (say wispee) adjective (wispier, wispiest) being a wisp or in wisps; wisp like; thin, weak looking, or pale: a wispy plant. Also, wispish. {wisp + y1} …
wispy — wisp ► NOUN 1) a small thin bunch, strand, or amount of something. 2) a small thin person. DERIVATIVES wispy adjective (wispier, wispiest) . ORIGIN origin uncertain … English terms dictionary
wispy-needle yasar tree — arabinė moringa statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Moringinių šeimos pašarinis, medingas, aliejinis, vaistinis augalas (Moringa peregrina), paplitęs Afrikoje ir pietvakarių Azijoje. Iš jo gaunami kietieji aliejai. atitikmenys: lot. Moringa… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
wispy — adjective see wisp I … New Collegiate Dictionary
wispy — Synonyms and related words: airy, attenuate, attenuated, boyish, breakable, brittle, cheap jack, cobwebby, crumbly, dainty, delicate, delicately weak, diaphanous, diluted, effeminate, ethereal, fine, fine drawn, finespun, flimsy, fragile, frail,… … Moby Thesaurus
