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wispy

UK/ˈwɪspi/ US/ˈwɪspi/ uncommon

adjective

1.

thin and weak

  • “a wispy little fellow with small hands and feet” Edmund Wilson
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2.

lacking clarity or distinctness

  • “a dim figure in the distance”
  • “only a faint recollection”
  • “shadowy figures in the gloom”
  • “saw a vague outline of a building through the fog”
  • “a few wispy memories of childhood”
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Origin

From wisp + -y.

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