wispish

Definition of wispishnext

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Adjective
  • Cesium, in particular, is more of a wild card than once thought, often staying gaseous for much longer.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 May 2026
  • Liquid and gaseous wastes are primarily regulated under pollution-control laws.
    Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Adjective
  • The resumption of the tenuous ceasefire comes as Washington tries to reach an agreement with Tehran to end their more than three-month-old war.
    Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • The conflict has been in a tenuous ceasefire for weeks.
    Garrett Downs, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Adjective
  • The worst place at a factory to work for was always the screen-printing department—the hot metal and lacquer thinner produce pungent toxins that workers have no choice but to inhale.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
  • While knee-high boots are ideal for a concert or a shopping day, don’t be afraid to go casual via thin sneakers or flip-flops.
    India Roby, Glamour, 8 June 2026
Adjective
  • Hz [Warp] Warp lodestars Seefeel are most recognizable for their vaporous blend of shoegaze, ambient, and experimental electronic music.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
  • The sky above is filled with eagles, an American flag and vaporous images.
    Will Weissert, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Contacts correct vision and filter blue light in one nearly invisible package, while glasses can be worn over existing contacts.
    Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
  • Though largely invisible to the public, infrastructure increasingly determines America’s economic competitiveness.
    Gregg Herrin, Fortune, 13 June 2026
Adjective
  • That spirit is exemplified by Ford, a gregarious hostess who moves through the various groupings of women in a diaphanous full-length blue dress, introducing Godfred to a group of attendees and hugging both first-timers and her OGs enthusiastically.
    Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
  • The diaphanous music of Lana Del Rey, though, never sounds bogged down by the anxiety of influence.
    New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Poland has already had its tradition of Corpus Domini flower carpets recognized by UNESCO, and Galicia is trying to have its tradition listed along with other countries as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage.
    Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
  • Poland has already had its tradition of Corpus Domini flower carpets recognized by UNESCO, and Spain’s Galicia region is trying to have its tradition listed along with other countries as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage.
    Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
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“Wispish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wispish. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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