frizzy
Americanadjective
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frizzier,
comparative
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frizziest
superlative
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of frizzy
Explanation
Frizzy things are curled tightly. Your dog's frizzy fur might be especially hard to brush. You'll most often find the adjective frizzy describing hair. Frizzy hair has with small, tight curls that tend to get kinky or fuzzy. People with straight hair are sometimes envious of their friends with frizzy hair, but the opposite is also true. Frizzy was coined in the 1840s, from the older word frizz, which probably comes from the French friser, "to curl or dress the hair."
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But in a 1989 profile by the US Drug Enforcement Administration, he has frizzy hair and rougher features.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
With her long, frizzy hair, musicality and earth-mother vibe, Ms. King fit in, though she was comparatively unfree, being “a single mother when most of the women around her were not.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
Growing up, they were for holidays, as the style meant that instead of fretting over how frizzy my hair would get, I could jump in the pool with no worries.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025
To the end of his life, he had the aura of a nervous whiz kid with oversize glasses and frizzy hair.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2024
Her hair is a frizzy nest haloing her plump white face.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
“It’s curlier and frizzier and I love it,” Kouatchou said.
From Reuters ● Oct. 24, 2021
If you have frizzy hair, the brush element is key if you want to blow-dry your hair without making it into an even frizzier mess.
From Slate ● May 14, 2019
Needless to say, the dye job did not help matters: This summer, my bob is thirstier, frizzier, and generally more pissed off than ever before.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2018
Holding on to the hair means it can’t fly around and become frizzier.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 16, 2015
Her hair grew even frizzier because she kept running her hands through it in frustration.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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