wristy

American  

[ris-tee] / ˈrɪs ti /

adjective

1. using or involving extensive or strong movement of the wrist.

   a wristy forehand.

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wristy British  

/ ˈrɪstɪ /

adjective

1. (of a player's style of hitting the ball in cricket, tennis, etc) characterized by considerable movement of the wrist

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Etymology

Origin of wristy

First recorded in 1885–90; wrist + -y ¹

Example Sentences

The wristy Rahane scored slightly more freely and benefitted from being dropped at point on 31 by a diving Jonny Bairstow off Moeen.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2021

Nothing is uglier, on the green, than the wristy putter, who crouches low and stabs and pokes like a man giving a mole a rap on its nose.

From Golf Digest • May 7, 2020

In victory or defeat, he waves to the crowd, a wristy, childlike wave, like Forrest Gump before he jumps off the shrimp boat.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2020

“Vince” was Malcolm Allison’s brain child, tracking a youngster’s journey into professional football but also capturing Hilaire the cricketer scoring a wristy 37 for Essex.

From The Guardian • Mar. 19, 2018

Drip, drip, drip, went the oil, and as his right hand kept unceasingly plying the mixture with the whisk I could not help noticing what a fine wristy action he had.

From The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken by Muskett, Philip E.