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wallet-friendly
adjective
C1
Costing little enough that your bank account stays happy.
wary
/ˈwɛə.ɹi/
adjective
C1
Careful and watchful because of possible danger, trouble or dishonesty.
weak-willed
adjective
C1
Unable to hold to a decision under pressure.
weary
/ˈwɪə̯ɹi/
adjective
B2
3 meanings
Very tired, in body and in spirit.
weedy
/ˈwiːdi/
adjective
C1
2 meanings
Thin and physically feeble.
wet
/wɛt/
adjective
A2
5 meanings
Covered in water, or soaked with it.
whimsical
/ˈwɪmzɪkəl/
adjective
C1
Playfully odd and unpredictable.
wholesale
/ˈhoʊlseɪl/
noun
B2+
2 meanings
Selling goods in bulk to shops rather than the public.
wicked
/ˈwɪk.ɪd/
adjective
B2
3 meanings
Evil, in a storybook way.
wide-ranging
adjective
C1
Covering many different subjects or areas.
willowy
/ˈwɪləʊi/
adjective
C1
Tall, slim and graceful.
windswept
adjective
C1
Bare and shaped by constant wind.
windward
/ˈwɪndwə(ɹ)d/
adjective
C1
On the side the wind is coming from.
wise
/waɪz/
adjective
B1
3 meanings
Showing good judgement gained from experience.
withdrawn
/wɪðˈdɹɔːn/
adjective
C1
2 meanings
Taken permanently out of the collection.
withering
/ˈwɪðəɹɪŋ/
adjective
C1
Scornful enough to make somebody shrink.
wizened
/ˈwɪzənd/
adjective
C1
Shrivelled and lined with age.
woeful
/ˈwəʊfəl/
adjective
C1
Full of sorrow, or shockingly poor in quality.
wooden
/ˈwʊdn̩/
adjective
A2+
2 meanings
Made of wood.
worldly
/ˈwɜː(ɹ)ldli/
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Concerned with material rather than spiritual life.
worst-case
adjective
C1
Assuming the least favourable possible outcome.
worthwhile
/ˌwɜː(ɹ)θˈwaɪl/
adjective
C1
Worth the time and effort it costs.
wrought
/ɹɔːt/
adjective
C1
2 meanings
Shaped by hammering, as iron is.
wry
/ɹaɪ/
adjective
C1
Showing dry, ironic amusement.