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wispiness

noun

Definition of wispinessnext
as in insubstantiality

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  1. flimsiness
  2. daintiness
  3. fragility
Noun
  • The legal flimsiness of the indictment indicates just how far Blanche’s DOJ is willing to go to please the president.
    — Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
  • The Federal Police deployed a massive show of force — including armored vehicles and heavy weaponry — to apprehend a small group, creating a media spectacle that starkly contrasted with the flimsiness of the legal case.
    — Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of flimsiness
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  • With a daintiness at odds with its 120 kilos, the bear extricates its wrist from the tie and calmly takes its leave.
    — Ganesh Marín, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
Definition of daintiness
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  • There is a fragility to their lives, Keith explains, since Billy passed away.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • As a director and screenwriter, Sánchez’s work explores the fragility and darkness of the human condition.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of fragility
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