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whispy

whispy is the alternative form of wispy.

Meaning of wispy

Adjective

wispy (comparative wispier, superlative wispiest)

  1. Consisting of or resembling a wisp; like a slender, flexible strand or bundle.
    • The wispy smoke rose from chimneys all around town.

Forms of whispy

comparativemore whispy
superlativemost whispy

Origin of whispy

From whisp + -y.

Questions about whispy

What is whispy the alternative form of?
Whispy is the alternative form of wispy.

Words near whispy in the dictionary

  1. whispersome
  2. whispery
  3. whispovirus
  4. whispoviruses
  5. whisps
  6. whispy
  7. whiss
  8. whissed
  9. Whissendine
  10. whisses
  11. whissing

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