whippy

whip·py

adj \ˈhwi-pē, ˈwi-\

whip·pi·erwhip·pi·est

Definition of WHIPPY

1

: unusually resilient : springy <a whippy fishing rod>

2

: of, relating to, or resembling a whip

Examples of WHIPPY

1. <the whippy branches of a weeping willow>

First Known Use of WHIPPY

1867

Related to WHIPPY

Synonyms: bouncy, flexible, resilient, rubberlike, rubbery, springy, stretch, stretchable, stretchy, supple, elastic

Antonyms: inelastic, inflexible, nonelastic, rigid, stiff

Related Words: adaptable, ductile, kneadable, malleable, moldable, plastic, pliable, pliant; limber, lissome (also lissom), lithe, lithesome, willowy

Near Antonyms: compact, firm, hard, solid, unyielding; brittle, crisp, crumbly, flaky (also flakey), friable, short

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Rhymes with WHIPPY

chippy, dippy, drippy, flippy, hippie, hippy, lippy, nippy, quippy, slippy, snippy, tippy, trippy, yippee, yippie, zippy