wispily
7.4
In a thin, light way like smoke rising
- adverb
- /ˈwɪspɪli/
:
delicadamente
- She drew in the mist that rose wispily from the ground at dawn.
Examples
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He watches his fish swim wispily in the tank.
Fiction book (2001) -
The fabric hung wispily from the window, fluttering in the gentle breeze.
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Churchill rejected Overlord and instead wanted to launch the rather wispily named Operation Accolade, an invasion of the Greek island of Rhodes.
Blog text (4) -
The dancer moved wispily across the stage, her movements almost ethereal.
How Delicately
Surface Forms
wispily positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word wispily comes from wisp meaning 'a small thin bit or bundle' plus the ending -ly that makes an adverb. A helpful image is smoke, mist, or a fine strand of hair moving in a light, thin, or faint way — that is doing something wispily.