fleecy
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- fleecily adverb
- fleeciness noun
Etymology
Origin of fleecy
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
A boy in a Chiefs Super Bowl T-shirt pretended to fall asleep beneath a fleecy blanket.
From New York Times
She looks middle-aged, with a fleecy perm and wearing a gray hoodie underneath a black blazer.
From Los Angeles Times
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.
From Washington Post
He was less impressed with their brains, asserting that “the fleecy sheep is the stupidest of animals.”
From New York Times
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