frilly en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈfɹɪli/
Etymology
Etymology tree English frill Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English frilly From frill + -y.
Meanings
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Having frills; frilled.
Ms. Grant was dressed up as Little Bo Peep and had on a huge, frilly skirt that was held out with a hoop at the bottom.
2006 March 7, Christian Burch, The Manny Files, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 140:The one she showed me has this frilly white skirt with blue bows on it.
2012 November 6, Nora Roberts, The Perfect Hope, Penguin, →ISBN, page 83:In scented, frilly boutiques that she seemed to find by instinct, they exchanged her battered wardrobe for fur capes and Anna Karenina riding boots that slithered on the frosty cobble, and Pym's dismal school habit for a leather jacket and trousers without buttons for his braces.
1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:
- Over-elaborate or showy in character or appearance.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| frillier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| frilliest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
frillily · frilly lizard · foofy · frilliness · nonfrilly · unfrilly
Translations (5)
cmn 有褶边的 (having frills) · fr frisé (having frills) · fi röyhelöinen (having frills) · de gerüscht (having frills) · fr crêpé (having frills)