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adjective
- 1. flexible; springy: "new growths of whippy sapling twigs"
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Whippy is an adjective that means unusually resilient or springy, or related to a whip. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.
moving or being able to move backward and forward quickly : The sea creature has a whippy tail that helps it propel swiftly through the water. As we squeezed our way through the hedge, we were poked by the twigs of whippy little saplings. Synonym. flexible. Fewer examples.
1. of, like, or relating to a whip. 2. very resilient or springy. a whippy branch. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. whippy in American English. (ˈhwɪpi, ˈwɪpi) adjective Word forms: -pier, -piest. 1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a whip. 2.
Define whippy. whippy synonyms, whippy pronunciation, whippy translation, English dictionary definition of whippy. adj , -pier or -piest resembling a whip, esp in being slim or fast Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins...
Whippy definition: of, relating to, or resembling a whip. . See examples of WHIPPY used in a sentence.
moving or being able to move backwards and forwards quickly : The sea creature has a whippy tail that helps it propel swiftly through the water. As we squeezed our way through the hedge, we were poked by the twigs of whippy little saplings. Synonym. flexible. Fewer examples.
bending and snapping back readily without breaking.
