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wispy

A wispy cloud drifts across the blue sky.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Lacking clarity or distinctness; faint, vague, or shadowy: Describes something that is difficult to see, hear, or remember clearly. 2. Thin, delicate, and weak in form or substance: Describes something or someone that is slender, fragile, or insubstantial.

Usage Examples
  • Describing something faint or vague:
    • The fog lifted to reveal only the wispy outline of the mountains.
    • She had only wispy memories of her grandmother's house.
  • Describing something thin and delicate:
    • The model had long, wispy hair that floated around her face.
    • A few wispy clouds drifted across the blue sky.
Advanced Usage
  • "Wispy" can be used metaphorically to describe intangible things like thoughts, sounds, or evidence that are barely perceptible or insubstantial.
    • His argument was supported by nothing more than wispy conjectures.
    • A wispy melody from an old song drifted through the open window.
Variants and Related Words
  • Wisp (noun): A small, thin, or delicate bunch, strand, or fragment.
    • A wisp of smoke rose from the chimney.
    • She brushed away a wisp of hair.
  • Wispily (adverb): In a wispy manner.
    • The smoke curled wispily upward.
Synonyms
  • Faint: Barely perceptible.
  • Vague: Unclear or indefinite.
  • Filmy: Thin and translucent.
  • Gossamer: Very light, thin, and insubstantial.
  • Ethereal: Extremely delicate and light.
Antonyms
  • Distinct: Clear and definite.
  • Solid: Firm and substantial.
  • Thick: Not thin; dense.
wispy

A wispy cloud drifts across the blue sky.

Adjective
  1. 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
  2. thin and weak
    • a wispy little fellow with small hands and feet- Edmund Wilson

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