frizzy

English

Etymology

frizz +‎ -y

Pronunciation

enPR: frĭz'i, IPA^(key): /ˈfɹɪzi/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ɪzi

Adjective

frizzy (comparative frizzier, superlative frizziest)

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

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)

A small amount of unkempt, curly hair

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