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whimpy

whimpy is the alternative form of wimpy.

Meaning of wimpy

Adjective

wimpy (comparative wimpier, superlative wimpiest)

  1. (derogatory, informal, often) Having the characteristics of a wimp; feeble, indecisive, cowardly.
    • I used to think it as wimpy or a cop-out to say "mixed class" or "lower middle class." But at this point it seems like the most accurate label.1990 February 4, Margy Dowzer, Mary Frances Platt, Aviva Shmuckler, “Disability And Accessibility Cost Money!”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 13

Forms of whimpy

comparativewhimpier
superlativewhimpiest

Questions about whimpy

What is whimpy the alternative form of?
Whimpy is the alternative form of wimpy.

Words near whimpy in the dictionary

  1. whimpery
  2. whimple
  3. whimpled
  4. whimples
  5. whimpling
  6. whimpy
  7. whims
  8. whimsey
  9. whimsey man
  10. whimsey men
  11. whimseys

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