wispiest

The day was clear and bright, the sky a blue dome empty of all but the wispiest of clouds.

Armageddon's Children Brooks, Terry 2006

It came from that limbo where the visions took her, where even the wispiest bit of precognitive or clairvoyant knowledge came from, a place she had tapped into far too many times today.

Hunting Fear Hooper, Kay 2004

And in tracing out the delicate manipulations by which its wispiest sections could be controlled and shifted, she had the impression of merely needing to refresh her memory about details already known.

The Complete Federation Of The Hub Schmitz, James H. 2000

She rested her feet on the carriage seat opposite and pulled back the hem of her skirt to reveal her legs, which were encased in the finest, wispiest silk stockings Elizabeth Waring had to offer.

The Charade Laura Lee Guhrke 2000

There is a place between the cerebrum and the stars where sky stops and space commences, and should we find ourselves on a particular prairie or mountaintop at a particular hour (the wispiest little pasta of cloud can spoil the effect), our relationship with sky thins and loosens while our connection to space becomes as solid as bone.

Skinny Legs and All Robbins, Tom 1990

On the wispiest evidences he could discern the shapes of potential tomorrows.

The Silver Spike Cook, Glen 1989

I wanted to deny that there was more than the wispiest circumstantial evidence that our mummy had been the man celebrated as Christ.

Another Roadside Attraction Robbins, Tom 1971

In any part of the dynamic range, too, from the wispiest pianissimo to the most stupendous forte, Fisher Hall came through with extraordinary clarity.

NYT > Home Page By WILLIAM GRIMES 2011

Barcelona, which could play against elves and still be the finesse side, has reacted to Madrid's tough defending by diving and writhing around, clutching their faces, thanking the academy, etc. at the wispiest opportunity.

Slate Magazine Brian Phillips 2011

In any part of the dynamic range, too, from the wispiest pianissimo to the most stupendous forte, Fisher Hall came through with extraordinary clarity.

NYT > Home Page By WILLIAM GRIMES 2011