frizzy

English

Etymology

frizz +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• enPR: frĭz'i, IPA^(key): /ˈfɹɪzi/

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• Rhymes: -ɪzi

Adjective

frizzy (comparative frizzier, superlative frizziest)

1. Formed of a mass of small, tight, wiry curls; unruly or extending in all directions.

   The wet weather made her hair frizzy and untidy.

Derived terms

• frizzily
• frizziness

Translations

formed of a mass of small, tight, wiry curls

• Bulgarian: къдрав (bg) (kǎdrav), накъдрен (bg) (nakǎdren)
• French: crépu (fr)
• German: kräuslig
• Hungarian: borzas (hu)
• Italian: crespo (it)
• Maori: hūmenge, pirikahu, pūtētete, pūtetetete, tete
• Norman: crêp'leux
• Polish: kędzierzawy (pl) m
• Spanish: encrespado (es), crespo (es) m, rizado (es) m, chino (es) (Mexico), ensortijado (es), esponjado (es), con frizz
• Turkish: kabarık (tr)

Noun

frizzy (plural frizzies)

1. A small amount of unkempt, curly hair