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fleeceware

fleeceware noun: apparel into which fleece-textile is fabricated.

Noun

fleeceware (usually uncountable, plural fleecewares)

  1. (usually) Apparel into which fleece-textile is fabricated.
  2. (usually) Malware whose functionality works as advertised but that manipulates users into subscribing instead of using free or much cheaper alternatives (i.e. “fleeces” them out of their money).

Forms of fleeceware

pluralfleecewares

Origin of fleeceware

From fleece + -ware.

Questions about fleeceware

What does fleeceware mean?
Fleeceware means apparel into which fleece-textile is fabricated.
What part of speech is fleeceware?
Fleeceware is a noun.
What is the plural of fleeceware?
The plural of fleeceware is fleecewares.

Words near fleeceware in the dictionary

  1. fleeceless
  2. fleecelike
  3. fleecer
  4. fleecers
  5. fleeces
  6. fleeceware
  7. fleecewear
  8. fleech
  9. fleeched
  10. fleeches
  11. fleeching

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