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friz·zy
/
ˈfrɪz
i
/
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[
friz
-ee
]
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adjective,
friz·zi·er,
friz·zi·est.
formed into small, tight curls, as hair;
frizzed
.
Also,
frizzly
.
Origin:
1865–70;
frizz
1
+
-y
1
Related forms
friz·zi·ly,
adverb
friz·zi·ness,
noun
un·friz·zy,
adjective
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frizzy
or
frizzly
(ˈfrɪzɪ, ˈfrɪzlɪ)
—
adj
,
-zier
,
-ziest
,
-zlier
,
-zliest
(of the hair) in tight crisp wiry curls
frizzly
or
frizzly
—
adj
'frizzily
or
frizzly
—
adv
'frizziness
or
frizzly
—
n
'frizzliness
or
frizzly
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
frizzy
1870, from
frizz
+
-y
(2). Related: Frizziness.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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