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fleecy

American  
[flee-see] / ˈfli si /

adjective

fleecier, fleeciest

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

    soft, fleecy clouds.
fleecy British  
/ ˈfliːsɪ /

adjective

  1. of or resembling fleece; woolly

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Other Word Forms

  • fleecily adverb
  • fleeciness noun

Etymology

Origin of fleecy

First recorded in 1560–70; fleece + -y 1

Example Sentences

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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."

From Salon • May 8, 2024

If you search #cloverlawns on TikTok, you’ll be flooded with photos and videos of fleecy, ethereal-looking lawns.

From National Geographic • Jul. 20, 2023

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2023

Enjoy it while you can: In a few million years, the nebula will be gone, evaporated by its fierce stellar progeny like a fleecy windblown cirrus cloud on a summer afternoon,

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2022

I skipped to the window, stunned to see that there was hardly a cloud in the sky, and those there were just fleecy little white puffs that couldn’t possibly be carrying any rain.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

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