flouncy

¹ American  

[floun-see] / ˈflaʊn si /

adjective

flouncier, flounciest

1. marked by flouncing movement.

   an affected, flouncy walk.

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flouncy ² American  

[floun-see] / ˈflaʊn si /

adjective

flouncier, flounciest

1. decorated with flounces.

   an elaborate flouncy blouse.

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Etymology

Origin of flouncy¹

flounce ¹ + -y ¹

Origin of flouncy²

flounce ² + -y ¹

Example Sentences

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flouncy flouncier flounciest

The choreographer asked her costume designer, Robert Perdziola, to dress her dancers in a variety of looks, with flouncy tutus for the women in her first movement and limp, longer skirts in the others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

Her fashion is more kid-like, with playful heart, star and flower designs on jammies and flouncy preschool-friendly dresses and swim gear.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2023

“Corsage,” Marie Kreutzer’s intriguingly revisionist — if dramatically inert — portrait of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, isn’t remotely flowery, flouncy or romantic.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2023

Corrin’s ascent could have been simple: the English rose ingénue, who’s at home in flouncy frocks and looks as if they can blush on cue.

From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2022

Aunts and uncles came up the alley trailed by girls in white patent-leather shoes and flouncy dresses, their hair rolled into finger curls.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

There are chuckle-inducing moments toward the end of this Connecticut sojourn, when the banter gets flouncier and the mood nearly achieves liftoff.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2015

Ready your comfiest shoes, flounciest outfits and edgiest eyewear — it’s art fair season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2023