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fleecy

[flee-see] Origin

fleec·y

[flee-see]
adjective, fleec·i·er, fleec·i·est.
covered with, consisting of, or resembling a fleece or wool: soft, fleecy clouds.

Origin:
1560–70; fleece + -y1

fleec·i·ly, adverb
fleec·i·ness, noun
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fleecy (ˈfliːsɪ)
 
adj , fleecier, fleeciest
of or resembling fleece; woolly
 
'fleecily
 
adv
 
'fleeciness
 
n

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fleecy
1560s, from fleece + -y (2).
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