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wispier |
Overview of adj wispy The adj wispy has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. wisplike, wispy -- (thin and weak; "a wispy little fellow with small hands and feet"- Edmund Wilson) 2. dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy -- (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") Antonyms of adj wispy 2 senses of wispy Sense 1 wisplike, wispy INDIRECT (VIA thin) -> fat Sense 2 dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy INDIRECT (VIA indistinct) -> distinct Similarity of adj wispy 2 senses of wispy Sense 1 wisplike, wispy => thin (vs. fat), lean Sense 2 dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy => indistinct (vs. distinct) Attributes of adj wispy Familiarity of adj wispy wispy used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj wispy wispy Overview of adj wispy The adj wispy has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. wisplike, wispy -- (thin and weak; "a wispy little fellow with small hands and feet"- Edmund Wilson) 2. dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy -- (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")
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