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wispy

adjective as in thin and weak

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One 1918 example, in wispy silk chiffon and lace is even trimmed in mink!

The young, wispy models that have been featured in each runway show and look book have done the same.

His scalp was freckled and shiny, with wispy tufts of hair above his ears.

Therefore, I assume, he is politically at odds with the wispy-bearded ultra-Orthodox men surrounding us.

She favors wispy white dresses and can spend hours arranging flowers.

The wispy youth shrugged his shoulders and growled some inarticulate reply in monosyllable.

A lanky youth in shirt-sleeves, with a mud-coloured, wispy face, was presiding over the transactions.

Within the round changing frame of wispy vapor two men sat by a fire of logs and branches.

He was short and pudgy, with a halo of wispy hair and the coldest, grimmest eyes that Wyman had ever seen.

She turned away from him, her arms flung above her head and wispy hair veiling her damp cheek.

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On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to wispy, such as: nebulous, slender, frail, and slight.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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