whizzy

adjective

whiz·​zy ˈ(h)wi-zē 

whizzier; whizziest

: wizardly sense 2

whizzy technology

Examples of whizzy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s even shorter than the whizzy six hours it was projected to take. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025

Stockbrokers have been squeezed out by whizzy algorithms that carry out transactions for a fraction of the cost. — The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019

That is the name of his firm’s whizzy command centre in California, which is evocative of a Pentagon war room. — The Economist, 11 July 2019

The whizzy new addition to the OnePlus 6T over the previous OnePlus 6 is an in-display fingerprint sensor. — Vlad Savov, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2018

Anti-gentrification activists have shot at tech-workers’ commuter buses with pellet guns and vandalised the whizzy electric scooters dotting the pavements. — The Economist, 31 May 2018

And her customs partnership, under which the government would apply EU duties to imports, but find a whizzy way of tracking and refunding them for goods destined only for Britain, was proposed last August and reaffirmed in March. — The Economist, 9 May 2018

The tie-up is bad for consumers; and there are better ways to build whizzy new networks. — The Economist, 5 May 2018

Word History

Etymology

whiz entry 3

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for whizzy

• busy
• fizzy
• frizzy
• lizzie