Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of, relating to, or resembling lace.
Wiktionary
- adj. Made of lace or decorated with it.
- adj. Looking like lace.
Etymologies
- From lace + -y. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Consider This: This spelling of Lacey is much more popular than Lacy, but people may expect it to be spelled like the word lacy.”
“Consider This: This spelling is less popular and less well received than Lacey, but it is spelled the same way as the word lacy.”
“Like spirits coming out of a long ago wedding trousseau trunk, the models walked down the runway in lacy gowns, bloomers and corsets that created a moment of peace on the Milan runway after all the euphoric color.”
“Oaks of many sorts were veiled in lacy Spanish moss.”
“Hand fans were engaged in lacy combat with the high temperature.”
“ Gentle discipline for curves in lacy lastex pantie-girdle, An exclamation point of a dress that depends on fluid fabric for much of its drama.”
“My name is lacy smith, also known as lacy underalls of the Big Easy Roller Girls.”
“The only mystery was a kind of lacy gold house, in which were placed the mummified bodies of two infants wrapped in cloth-of-gold.”
“Or check his dresser drawer and see what kind of lacy things Mother has bought him this year and if he still hides them under an old folded sheet in the third drawer.”
It approaches - and nothing can stop it...piglet is ... ASTUTE
“It was Sandy, wearing nothing but a kind of lacy thong that glowed like a tooth in the dark.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘lacy’.
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Fairylike
fairylike, enchanted, pixieish, pixyish, impish, mischievous, fluttery, magical, bewitching, enchanting, fey, otherworldly and 126 more...
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Weftage
The many textures of touch.
smooth, warty, velvety, sleek, grainy, shaggy, abrasive, scratchy, bumpy, corded, ribbed, roughish and 95 more...
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Common English Words That Are Also Fi...
art, bob, bill, grace, hope, john, heather, pat, amber, jack, dale, glen and 170 more...
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Scrabble Names
Given names that were acceptable for play the last time I checked the OWL.
kris, ray, barb, morris, kat, mark, maria, erica, marge, mason, hunter, hazel and 168 more...
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Y
What a -Y does to an otherwise common, dull word
zany, waxy, wavy, arty, chewy, bony, boxy, cozy, nosy, foxy, wiry, junky and 321 more...
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♥
ambrosia, inamorata, gossamer, lily-white, hummingbird, roucoulement, poppy, daisy, calypso, lunula, lamb, dove and 1526 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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Antique Names: Female
These names were once in common use - at least somewhat. Some are coming back. Some are almost forgotten. I think they would
make lovely names. Well... most of them.araminta, abigail, agnes, biddie, celestia, celestine, celia, ceola, chloe, claire, clementine, cordie and 179 more...
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Words I have to learn
exasperate, felony, weld, fraud, worksheet, ransom, rehearse, preliminary, offshore, parole, infamous, sieve and 436 more...
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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Good words.
epitome, eloquent, paradigm, soliloquy, nocturne, ethereal, peregrine, lucid, orgasm, quixotic, wanderlust, kerfuffle and 36 more...
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miscellaneous pretty words
Favourites that don't fit in the "delicate" category, though my favourites are a superset of that.
phoenix, scarlet, stellar, mystery, ornate, candelabra, azure, roseate, cinnabar, psyche, dialogue, astral and 28 more...
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favorite words
I've always loved these words
malarky, kerfluffle, chewy, flutter, amenable, superfluous:, cordial, shenanigans, valiant, crimini, elbow, wicket and 4 more...
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