WISPY

dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy

(adjective) lacking clarity or distinctness; “a dim figure in the distance”; “only a faint recollection”; “shadowy figures in the gloom”; “saw a vague outline of a building through the fog”; “a few wispy memories of childhood”

wisplike, wispy

(adjective) thin and weak; “a wispy little fellow with small hands and feet”- Edmund Wilson

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

wispy (comparative wispier, superlative wispiest)

Consisting of or resembling a wisp; like a slender, flexible strand or bundle.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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