frizzy
Origin of frizzy
1- Also frizzly.
Other words from frizzy
- friz·zi·ly, adverb
- friz·zi·ness, noun
- un·friz·zy, adjective
Words Nearby frizzy
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How to use frizzy in a sentence
I now know that I love to swim, that I can overcome my longtime fear of cold water, and that I actually do not care about getting my hair wet, no matter how frizzy it gets when it dries.
I Thought I Was a Lifelong New Yorker, but Found Happiness in Reno | Svati Narula | August 12, 2021 | Outside OnlineI worried about getting salt water in my eyes and mouth or even drowning, and I hated getting my hair wet, since it would dry all wild and frizzy.
I Thought I Was a Lifelong New Yorker, but Found Happiness in Reno | Svati Narula | August 12, 2021 | Outside OnlineBest to keep an eye on this troubled creature, with her frizzy, undone hair and her tired, pink-rimmed rabbity eyes.
The Woman in the Window Is an Effective Agoraphobia Thriller with a Chilly Uptown Sheen | Stephanie Zacharek | May 13, 2021 | TimeAs he lost four match points before winning his five-set quarterfinal, he “looked as if he would pull his frizzy, reddish hair out of both headband and scalp,” Barry Lorge wrote in The Washington Post.
Aslan Karatsev is the latest qualifier to go from unknown to Grand Slam party crasher | Chuck Culpepper | February 17, 2021 | Washington PostThe addition of sweet-spicy shredded mango at the table turns the frizzy appetizer, garnished with cashews, into something soft and extraordinary.
Tom Sietsema’s 8 favorite places to eat right now | Tom Sietsema | January 26, 2021 | Washington Post
(10) frizzy Hair Is Not Her Friend: "I have super-supercurly hair, and it's a constant struggle," Davis tells Vogue.
His make-under rendering includes frizzy hair, blemishes, under-eye bags, and braces.
Daft Punk Stars in Saint Laurent Ads; Georgina Chapman Reportedly "Produces a Weinstein Heir" | The Fashion Beast Team | April 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAlthough he is a dwarf, Thorin seemed to avoid the frizzy beards and extra nose appendages required of others in the company.
‘The Hobbit’: 19 Changes from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Novel to Peter Jackson’s Movie | Anna Klassen | December 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTNot only was I poor—I was a frizzy-haired Puerto Rican-Jewish girl from a commune in the deep South.
Living On—And Leaving—America’s Biggest Commune | Rena Mundo Croshere | November 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTI had buck teeth, frizzy crazy hair, and a style that was bohemian at best, thrift store at worst.
Their hair, which does not grow beyond a finger's length, is jet black and frizzy.
Their hair is black, rough, but less frizzy than that of the Mulattos.
And very straight she sat, with defiant, frizzy head and narrow lips, when she heard the front door open and close.
The Devourers | Annie Vivanti ChartresHer fair, soft hair was now fluffy, and stood up in an infinity of frizzy curls from the broad white forehead.
Mount Royal, Volume 3 of 3 | Mary Elizabeth BraddonThe pale-blue bow on the top of Mrs. Stubbs's fair frizzy hair quivered.
The Garden Party | Katherine Mansfield
British Dictionary definitions for frizzy
frizzly (ˈfrɪzlɪ)
/ (ˈfrɪzɪ) /
(of the hair) in tight crisp wiry curls
Derived forms of frizzy
- frizzily, adverb
- frizziness or frizzliness, noun
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