frillsome

English

Etymology

From frill +‎ -some.

Adjective

frillsome (comparative more frillsome, superlative most frillsome)

1. Characterised or marked by frill(s)
   • 1916, Berta Ruck, In Another Girl's Shoes:

     And on the bed with its pretty eiderdown there was laid out my — that is her dress for to-night at dinner. A frillsome petticoat, a purple silk skirt (very full and looking short enough for a little girl) and a flesh-pink chiffon blouse, entirely transparent.

   • 2005, Annual Report 2004-05 - Allsorts Youth Project:

     oh where is it now, that pink frillsome thing…

   • 2009, Erik, The Snow Boy:

     Now I was sure psychologists had determined that a rustic bedroom was the most soothing ambiance for waking up from dead. This room was a little different from the previous one, less frillsome and more to my taste, but all the same basic elements were there.