flannelly

American  

[flan-l-ee] / ˈflæn l i /

adjective

1. made of or resembling flannel.

2. thick or blurred, as speech.

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Etymology

Origin of flannelly

First recorded in 1830–40; flannel + -y ¹

Example Sentences

It did feel like Simpson—soft and flannelly, with a round, bumpy sort of head at one end.

From Us and the Bottleman by Price, Edith Ballinger

Despising as she did the more modern woolens, she bought real wool yarn of a lovely red—and made some light warm flannelly stuff in which she proceeded to rapturously enclose her little grandchildren.

From The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins

"All right, Kiddie-winks, daddy's got you," he murmured, coming back into the drawing-room with the little soft, warm, flannelly bundle cuddled close to him.

From The Literary Sense by Nesbit, E. (Edith)

Lordie, what a tough, resilient, flannelly, bit of waffle this was!

From The Trimming of Goosie by Hopper, James

Some few years back, almost incalculable harm was done to the variety by a considerable amount of crossing into a strain of smooths with terribly soft flannelly coats.

From Dogs and All about Them by Leighton, Robert