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frizzly

American  
[friz-lee] / ˈfrɪz li /

adjective

frizzlier, frizzliest
  1. frizzy.


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Etymology

Origin of frizzly

First recorded in 1700–10; frizzle 1 + -y 1


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It got frizzly edges as well as melty spots throughout the meat, not unlike the way chocolate chips distribute themselves throughout a thick cookie.

From Salon ● May 27, 2022

A slight, unprepossessing man with a boyish face and frizzly red hair, Costigan is an actor of considerable force.

From Time Magazine Archive

Teamwork Thirty-three years ago a ruddy-cheeked Russian who wore startlingly high collars and frizzly hair standing on end arrived in the U. S. to give piano recitals.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her hair is frizzly and short, red with darker roots, and I suspect she is chewing gum: every once in a while there is a slow, furtive, sideways motion of her jaw.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Mrs Saint Clair Marter was a very diminutive lady, with a flat, countenance, and very frizzly fair hair.

From By Birth a Lady by George Manville Fenn

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