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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

He was less impressed with their brains, asserting that “the fleecy sheep is the stupidest of animals.”

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2022

The clouds spread like a white fleecy carpet below us.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2022

If he chanced to meet his mother in the hall, she would not look at him but rather study the fleecy spheres of lint that drifted along the floor in her son’s wake.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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