Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of, resembling, or covered with fleece: fleecy clouds.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Covered with wool; woolly: as, a fleecy flock.
- Resemblingwool or a fleece: as, fleecy clouds.
- Pertaining to or characteristic of wool.
- n. A loosely twisted yarn, used for knitting.
Wiktionary
- adj. Resembling or covered in fleece.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Covered with, made of, or resembling, a fleece.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing
Examples
“Between the first tap and the second, I was off and away among the stars, clad in fleecy garments, touching each star as I passed in my pursuit of the formulae that would explain the last mystery of life.”
“From the low grounds beside the river a mist floated up, clinging in fleecy shreds to the short grass that grew in and out of the bare stubble.”
“I got a bunch of graphic tees for $2 each, and some awesome fleecy cupcake pajamas for $3!”
“November 2, 2009 at 3: 50 pm fuzzy fleecy pullover clarebear says ...”
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“He didn't mind, so long as the piss was absorbed by the fleecy innards of his pants and didn't trickle down his leg, which was infinitely more foul.”
“All around the horizon are pale, fleecy clouds, never changing, never moving, like a silver setting for the flawless turquoise sky.”
“The sun had an angry look, and a few light, fleecy "nigger-heads" in that quarter seemed abashed and frightened and soon disappeared.”
“Here's one: It's late summer in New Zealand--that means fleecy lambs frolicking in green grass, warm starry nights in the mountains, close encounters with dolphins, verdant hobbit habitats perfect for hiking...”
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“There must be a bit of grizzly in me, because I love nothing better than digging in during these long winter nights, pulling on my fleecy pants and flannel shirts, making hearty soups, stews, and casseroles for dinner, brewing pots of strong, dark coffee.”
“From the White room's surprising Louis XVI marquise—so dark it's almost hiding in the fireplace—to the fleecy deep blue Jean Royère club chair in the Paneled room, chairs in a Grange room are characters in a play.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘fleecy’.
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LIT - Odyssey - key words and phrases
Key words of the Odyssey by Homer in English including all those famous repeating epitethons like
"bright-eyed Athene"
"wine-dark sea"
"rosy-fingered dawn"
"long suf...Odysseus, sea, Athene, goddess, land, Achaean, wind, wave, Ithaca, lead, Poseidon, mortal and 732 more...
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Buttery
Words that make me feel cozy
Feather, Mug, Knit, Socks, Snug, Soft, Butter, Nugget, Noodle, Curl, Billow, Lounge and 315 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, F
felony, frolic, fend, fuselage, farthingale, freewheeling, frigorific, flummery, fancypants, felsitic, flagstone, flageolet and 295 more...
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Wild About Hairy
Hairy words. Much pilfered from G. Cook's Hairy list.
woolly, whiskered, villous, unshorn, unshaven, tufted, stubbly, shaggy, pubescent, pilose, piligerous, piliferous and 58 more...
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Danielle's words December
Banished, adequate, aptitude, dredged, infuriatingly, fleecy, absentminded, misogynistic, frenzy, euphoric
Tweets
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dmcleod0914 "I skipped to the window, stunned to see that there was hardly a cloud in the sky, and thoughs were just fleecy little while puffs that couldn't possibly be carrying any rain." - Twilight, Stephanie Meyer, pg.141 Nov 30, 2010