fleecy
/ˈfliːsi/
fleecy adjective: resembling or covered in fleece.
Adjective
fleecy (comparative fleecier, superlative fleeciest)
- Resembling or covered in fleece.
- Her path was on the briny deep;
Yet no white sail propell'd her course,
Nor measured oar with graceful sweep
Urged her to stem the billow's force;
Self-moved, with fleecy track she past,
Disdaining in her pride
To woo the breeze or shun the blast,
Or wait the rolling tide;...1827, Lydia Sigourney, Poems, On the loss of the Steam Boat Ætna, page 96 - {...} turning to take a last glance into the valley, whence a light mist mounted and formed a fleecy cloud on the skirts of the blue.1847, Emily Brontë, chapter XX, in Wuthering Heights
- Her path was on the briny deep;
fleecy meaning in Malayalam
fleecy in Malayalam
- കമ്പിളിരോമമുള്ള, കമ്പിളിരോമം സംബന്ധിച്ച, കമ്പിളിപോലെത്തെ, ധാരാളം രോമമുള്ള
Forms of fleecy
| comparative | fleecier |
|---|---|
| superlative | fleeciest |
Origin of fleecy
From fleece + -y.
Words formed from fleecy
Questions about fleecy
- What does fleecy mean?
- Fleecy means resembling or covered in fleece.
- What is fleecy in Malayalam?
- Fleecy in Malayalam is കമ്പിളിരോമമുള്ള, കമ്പിളിരോമം സംബന്ധിച്ച, കമ്പിളിപോലെത്തെ. See Fleecy meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is fleecy?
- Fleecy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce fleecy?
- Fleecy is pronounced /ˈfliːsi/.
Words near fleecy in the dictionary
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