whippy

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adjective

Whiplike; thin and pliant.

“The tree's whippy branches grazed his face.”

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flexibleelastic
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Meanings

adjectivewhippy (comparative whippier, superlative whippiest)

comparative whippier · superlative whippiest

  1. Whiplike; thin and pliant.

    The tree's whippy branches grazed his face.

    1 more example

    Two women sat whacking the skins with long whippy sticks, whining a song

    2005, Jonathan Falla, Poor Mercy: A Novel, Birlinn, page 195
  2. ScotlandActive, nimble.
  3. Being or having a texture similar to a whipped substance.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivebending and snapping back readily without breaking

Similar
flexibleelastic
Also see
flexiblewhiplike

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From whip + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with whippy

MississippihippyskippyzippytrippysippyslippychippyyippienippysnippydippydrippyflippylippyrippypippyshippyclippiestrippyZippie
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Cite this entry
APA

whippy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whippy

MLA

“whippy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whippy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whippy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whippy.

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