fleecy

[flee-see]

adjective

fleecier, fleeciest 

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

   soft, fleecy clouds.

fleecy

/ ˈfliːsɪ /

adjective

1. of or resembling fleece; woolly

Other Word Forms

• fleecily adverb
• fleeciness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fleecy¹

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

Example Sentences

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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Related Words

• woolly