frizzly

7.6

Hair with many small tight curls that is hard to comb

adjective
/ˈfrɪzli/

: encrespado

After a long day at the beach, her hair turned beautifully frizzly from the humidity.

Examples

Her hair looked frizzly after the rain.
Her frizzly hair was always difficult to comb in the mornings.
He admired her frizzly curls shining in the sunlight.
The wind made his frizzly locks even wilder than usual.
I love how frizzly her curls are!
Her frizzly hair always looked vibrant and full of life.
He played with her frizzly curls, admiring their playful bounce.

Synonyms

frizzy

vsfrizzly

14 3.8

Hair with many small tight curls that is hard to control

is more wiry and less about uncontrollable volume

nappy

vsfrizzly

6 7.8

Hair that has small tight curls

is also wiry and sometimes rougher than this dense coil sense

kinky

vsfrizzly

4 6.8

Having many small tight curls that make hair look thick

focuses on wiry less twisted form rather than dense coils

crisp

vsfrizzly

3 6.5

Having many small, tight curls

is more wiry and less neatly formed than that description

frisé

vsfrizzly

9.4

Having small, tight curls on hair or fabric

applies to wiry hair rather than decorative fabric texture

Antonyms

straight

442 1.0

In a direct line without curves or bends

sleek

11 3.5

Smooth and shiny like silk or polished wood

How Frizzy

frizzy

14 3.8

frizzly

7.6

curly

95 1.0

wavy

16 1.3

straight

442 1.0

Surface Forms

frizzly positive

Morphology

frizzly = frizz (transparent) = frizz + y

Meaning is directly derived from the base 'frizz' plus an adjectival '-y' meaning 'having the quality of frizz'.

Etymology

Frizzly comes from frizz, the same root as frizzy, which describes hair that is 'puffed up' into small, tight curls. A helpful way to remember it is to think of hair like tiny springs or a 'fizzy' drink, and that wild, wiry look is why frizzly means having small, tight curls.