wispy

adjective

Definition of wispynext
1
as in feathery

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as in stringy

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Recent Examples of wispy With this capability, Rubin can reveal details of the cosmos across an enormous range of scales, from distant galaxies, to individual stars, to the wispy clouds of dust spread throughout our galaxy. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 While the look screams confidence with its crisp and clean cuts, the wispy and delicate ends that curl inward towards the jaw give a feminine touch. — Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 1 July 2026 Dransfield suspects these fluffy, wispy worlds are probably white or blue, depending on whether the skies there are cloudy — not shades of cotton-candy pink. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026 Though much of the album presents wispy vignettes, the best tracks have clear direction. — Vanessa Ague, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026 Dransfield suspects these fluffy, wispy worlds are probably white or blue, depending on whether the skies there are cloudy — no shades of cotton-candy pink. — Marcia Dunn, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2026 Dransfield suspects these fluffy, wispy worlds are probably white or blue, depending on whether the skies there are cloudy — not shades of cotton-candy pink. — CBS News, 25 June 2026 Her hair was worn long and loose, with wispy, barely-there bangs. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 June 2026 If that’s someone like Alabama’s Labaron Philon, who is a wispy point guard out of Alabama, then that’s fine. — Tony Jones, New York Times, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wispy
  1. feathery
  2. stringy
  3. diaphanous
  4. willowy
  5. downy
  6. spindly
  7. gauzy
  8. lanky
Adjective
  • This internet phenomenon puts these feathery creatures in the spotlight, which ultimately aids awareness, said Matt Williams, director of conservation with the Indiana chapter of The Nature Conservancy.
    — Megan Marples, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
  • This feathery fringe is the bangs equivalent of wearing a silk robe.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 2 Feb. 2023
Definition of feathery
Adjective
  • Among them is, naturally, the stringy bikini look, and Kylie Jenner appears more than happy to kick off the season while soaking in every second of her dreamy Kylie Cosmetics trip.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 4 June 2026
  • Everyone is bulbous, stringy, or malformed.
    — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Definition of stringy
Adjective
  • Dion’s look appeared to be made out of a slightly sheer material, showing off her legs through the diaphanous fabric.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of diaphanous
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  • Or gawky characters, all angular bone structures and willowy limbs?
    — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 3 July 2026
  • Joint was comfortable with Williams’s pace, and stronger than her willowy frame suggested.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
Definition of willowy
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  • Flavors of black cherry, star anise, and mint are set into downy tannins that linger on the palate.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
  • Plants produce a basal rosette of downy foliage in their first year and flower in the second season, after which the plants typically die out.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
Definition of downy
Adjective
  • Too few nutrients, or not enough fertilizer, for petunias looks like leggy, spindly growth, pale color, few or no blooms, and slow growth.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
  • These wonders can grow as strange, twisted bushes or as giant, spindly trees.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Definition of spindly
Adjective
  • Stylistically, these books are often surreal and oneiric, with the gauzy texture of childhood reverie.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • The light, gauzy fabric is airy enough to double as a swimsuit cover-up.
    — Natalie LaBarbera, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Definition of gauzy
Adjective
  • Six days after the Yankees' first 15 batters couldn't get a hit off Bennett, the lanky left-hander retired the Angels' first 13 batters before Vaughn Grissom's fifth-inning single.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • Six days after the Yankees’ first 15 batters couldn’t get a hit off Bennett, the lanky left-hander retired the Angels’ first 13 batters before Vaughn Grissom’s fifth-inning single.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of lanky

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