- wispish
- adjective Date: 1896 resembling a wisp ; insubstantial
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
wispish
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wispish — wisp·ish … English syllables
wispish — pish, pēsh adjective Etymology: wisp (I) + ish : resembling a wisp : insubstantial, wispy … Useful english dictionary
will-o'-the-wispish — will o the wisp·ish … English syllables
will-o'-the-wispish — adjective see will o the wisp … Useful english dictionary
will-o'-the-wisp — willo the wispish; esp. Brit., willo the wispy, adj. /wil euh dheuh wisp /, n. 1. See ignis fatuus (def. 1). 2. anything that deludes or misleads by luring on. [1600 10; orig. Will (i.e., William) with the wisp; see WISP] * * * … Universalium
wispy — wispily, adv. wispiness, n. /wis pee/, adj., wispier, wispiest. being a wisp or in wisps; wisplike: a wispy plant. Also, wispish. [1710 20; WISP + Y1] * * * … Universalium
wispy — /ˈwɪspi/ (say wispee) adjective (wispier, wispiest) being a wisp or in wisps; wisp like; thin, weak looking, or pale: a wispy plant. Also, wispish. {wisp + y1} …
wisp|ish — «WIHS pihsh», adjective. of the nature of or resembling a wisp; somewhat wispy: »white, wispish clouds … Useful english dictionary
