whippy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

whip +‎ -y

Adjective[edit]

whippy (comparative whippier, superlative whippiest)

  1. Whiplike; thin and pliant.
    The tree's whippy branches grazed his face.
  2. (Scotland) Active, nimble.