frizzy
Americanadjective
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frizzier,
comparative
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frizziest
superlative
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of frizzy
Explanation
Frizzy things are curled tightly. Your dog's frizzy fur might be especially hard to brush. You'll most often find the adjective frizzy describing hair. Frizzy hair has with small, tight curls that tend to get kinky or fuzzy. People with straight hair are sometimes envious of their friends with frizzy hair, but the opposite is also true. Frizzy was coined in the 1840s, from the older word frizz, which probably comes from the French friser, "to curl or dress the hair."
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But in a 1989 profile by the US Drug Enforcement Administration, he has frizzy hair and rougher features.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
With her long, frizzy hair, musicality and earth-mother vibe, Ms. King fit in, though she was comparatively unfree, being “a single mother when most of the women around her were not.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
Her frizzy hairstyle and lasso try celebration have attracted attention, resulting in the Red Roses selling red cowboy hats.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2025
When I was a kid, I remember, I had short, frizzy hair with glasses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2025
A round young woman with frizzy brown hair kneels on the floor in front of a cloth mannequin, stitching tiny pearls onto a bodice.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
“It’s curlier and frizzier and I love it,” Kouatchou said.
From Reuters ● Oct. 24, 2021
If you have frizzy hair, the brush element is key if you want to blow-dry your hair without making it into an even frizzier mess.
From Slate ● May 14, 2019
Needless to say, the dye job did not help matters: This summer, my bob is thirstier, frizzier, and generally more pissed off than ever before.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2018
Holding on to the hair means it can’t fly around and become frizzier.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 16, 2015
Her hair grew even frizzier because she kept running her hands through it in frustration.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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