What is the meaning of wispy?

adjective

  • Thin and weak."a wispy little fellow with small hands and feet- Edmund Wilson
  • Lacking clarity or distinctness.
    • usage: "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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