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Stringy vs Wispy - What's the difference?

stringy | wispy |

As adjectives the difference between stringy and wispy

is that stringy is comprised of, or resembling, string or strings while wispy is consisting of or resembling a wisp; like a slender, flexible strand or bundle.

stringy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Comprised of, or resembling, string or strings.
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  • (label) .
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  • *:The colonel and his sponsor made a queer contrast: Greystone [the sponsor] long and stringy , with a face that seemed as if a cold wind was eternally playing on it.

    • Synonyms

    * fibrous * filamentous

    wispy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Consisting of or resembling a wisp; like a slender, flexible strand or bundle.
    • The wispy smoke rose from chimneys all around town.