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wispy wispy definition

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") 
 
  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") 



wispy definition