wafty

English

Etymology

From waft +‎ -y.

Adjective

wafty (comparative more wafty, superlative most wafty)

1. Tending to waft; gaseous, insubstantial.
   • 2008 April 27, Ann Hulbert, “Drawing Lessons”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     As unsatisfied with wafty promises that arts learning inspires “creativity” as with pledges that it boosts scores, the Project Zero researchers videotaped several very different classrooms in two schools with intensive arts instruction.

Derived terms

• wifty-wafty

 

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: insubstancial (es), gaseoso (es), flotante (es), boyante (es)