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fleecy

[ flee-see ]

adjective

fleecier, fleeciest.
  1. covered with, consisting of, or resembling a fleece or wool:

    soft, fleecy clouds.



fleecy

/ ˈڱːɪ /

adjective

  1. of or resembling fleece; woolly
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڱ𳦾, adverb
  • ˈڱ𳦾Ա, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ڱi· adverb
  • ڱi·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fleecy1

First recorded in 1560–70; fleece + -y 1
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Sietsema also wrote that "it refused to lie flat, glistening with fat in its snappy natural casing, crammed into a freshly baked potato bun of perfect fleecy texture and density. It’s giant."

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A boy in a Chiefs Super Bowl T-shirt pretended to fall asleep beneath a fleecy blanket.

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She looks middle-aged, with a fleecy perm and wearing a gray hoodie underneath a black blazer.

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That was my family last December, so wistful for something frostier and fleecier than the Middle East climate where we lived that we opted for a Nordic winter break in Sweden.

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He was less impressed with their brains, asserting that “the fleecy sheep is the stupidest of animals.”

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