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whiftier

whiftier is the comparative form of whifty.

Meaning of whifty

Adjective

whifty (comparative whiftier or more whifty, superlative whiftiest or most whifty)

  1. Offbeat; slightly kooky or whimsical.
    • The result isn't so much a joke as a whifty vision.1985, Arts Magazine - Volume 59, page 36
  2. Lacking in mental focus, clarity, and sense; illogical.
    • I want to say that I think the doctors don't tell women about the side effects because they think that we are so whifty we would develop these side effects out of our own minds, something like that.1979, United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and, Women's Dependency on Prescription Drugs
  3. Lightheaded.
    • Dak Seang's senior officer, a captain, had not been above ground for thirty days. "A bit whifty," Henry recalled. The man was terrified.1979, Toby Thompson, The '60s Report, page 147
  4. Not steady; gusty or insubstantial.
    • The people working at the spa were all glowy and whifty, and in fact they did smell very good.1997, Condé Nast's Traveler - Volume 32, page 235

Questions about whiftier

What is whiftier the comparative form of?
Whiftier is the comparative form of whifty.

Words near whiftier in the dictionary

  1. whiffletrees
  2. whiffling
  3. whifflings
  4. whiffs
  5. whiffy
  6. whiftier
  7. whiftiest
  8. whifty
  9. whig
  10. Whig histories
  11. Whig history

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Adapted from Wiktionary: whiftier (page history and authors); whifty (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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