fleecy

[ flee-see ]
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adjective,fleec·i·er, fleec·i·est.
  1. covered with, consisting of, or resembling a fleece or wool: soft, fleecy clouds.

Origin of fleecy

1
First recorded in 1560–70; fleece + -y1

Other words from fleecy

  • fleec·i·ly, adverb
  • fleec·i·ness, noun

Words Nearby fleecy

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How to use fleecy in a sentence

  • The wind-blown rain-makers lost their leaden hue and became a soft pearl-gray, all fleecy white around the edges.

    Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • He wore a high crowned, pearl grey fedora, set squarely on his head and his fleecy coat had heavily padded shoulders.

  • In the winter, they jumped into fleecy snowdrifts and rolled until their little bronze bodies took on a red-raspberry tint.

  • The light had left the top of the elm and the fleecy clouds overhead were no longer dazzling because of their borrowed splendor.

    A Virginia Scout | Hugh Pendexter
  • High among the fleecy cloud-bundles were dark specks which we knew to be turkey-buzzards, already attracted by the dead.

    A Virginia Scout | Hugh Pendexter

British Dictionary definitions for fleecy

fleecy

/ (ˈfliːsɪ) /


adjectivefleecier or fleeciest
  1. of or resembling fleece; woolly

Derived forms of fleecy

  • fleecily, adverb
  • fleeciness, noun

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