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    WISPY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: wispier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, wispiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: wispier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: wispiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Lacking clarity or distinctnessplay

    Example:

    a few wispy memories of childhood

    Synonyms:

    dim; faint; shadowy; vague; wispy

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    indistinct (not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Thin and weakplay

    Example:

    a wispy little fellow with small hands and feet

    Synonyms:

    wisplike; wispy

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    lean; thin (lacking excess flesh)

    Derivation:

    wisp (a small person)

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