frizzy

[ friz-ee ]

/ ˈfrɪz i /

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adjective, friz·zi·er, friz·zi·est.

formed into small, tight curls, as hair; frizzed.

RELATED WORDS

kinky, frizzly

Nearby words

Also frizzly.

Origin of frizzy

First recorded in 1865–70; frizz¹ + -y¹

Related formsfriz·zi·ly, adverbfriz·zi·ness, nounun·friz·zy, adjective

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Examples from the Web for frizzy

(10) Frizzy Hair Is Not Her Friend: "I have super-supercurly hair, and it's a constant struggle," Davis tells Vogue.
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Although he is a dwarf, Thorin seemed to avoid the frizzy beards and extra nose appendages required of others in the company.
‘The Hobbit’: 19 Changes from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Novel to Peter Jackson’s Movie|Anna Klassen|December 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I had buck teeth, frizzy crazy hair, and a style that was bohemian at best, thrift store at worst.
A Novelist's Biracial Struggle|John Douglas Marshall|March 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
She was a skinny little woman with a great pile of frizzy light hair on a small head.
Song of the Lark|Willa Cather

Her hair was frizzy, her dress plain and at times almost uncouth.
The Crystal Ball|Roy J. Snell
When I was about ten our laundress was an African woman, very big, very dark, with a check handkerchief over her frizzy hair.
Bliss, and Other Stories|Katherine Mansfield
She pushed her frizzy, wild Irish hair back from her forehead.
Girls New and Old|L. T. Meade
Among those races with frizzy hair, red is almost as common as among those with wavy hair.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for frizzy

frizzy

frizzly (ˈfrɪzlɪ)

/ (ˈfrɪzɪ) /

adjective -zier, -ziest, -zlier or -zliest

(of the hair) in tight crisp wiry curls

Derived Formsfrizzily, adverbfrizziness or frizzliness, noun

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Word Origin and History for frizzy

frizzy

adj.

1870, from frizz + -y (2). Related: Frizziness.