Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Superficially stylish; slick.
  • adjective Of, relating to, or resembling floss.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Belonging to, composed of, or resembling floss.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, floss; hence, light; downy.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Resembling floss.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective like down or as soft as down

Etymologies

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floss +‎ -y

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Examples

  • Would it not be better if you allow me to submit my material in my customary form and then turn it over to Carol, a damned brilliant girl, to inject the kind of flossy conclusions your readers have come to expect?

    Centennial Michener, James 1974

  • Shyheim On The Raekwon Conflict, His History With The Wu And His Untimely Prison Term [audio] russel simmons said: "wow this card is really neat it has diamonds on the front so i look cool and" flossy "now i am a player. thank you rush card for making all my ......" on

    GRANDGOOD 2010

  • The World Cup winner was nicknamed Der Afro after his flossy hair, though he might as justifiably have been dubbed Der Aggro in honour of a stirring ability that suggested a past life as a Magimix.

    Note to England's rugby players: embrace Der Aggro | Harry Pearson 2011

  • Those snails are served in thin slices rather than whole morsels, and they line a delicate pizza crust spread with a vibrant pesto and decorated with flossy greens.

    Tom Sietsema on Michel: Richard bets on Tysons Corner -- Diners come up a little short Tom Sietsema 2010

  • She sauntered up to the desk and perched on the edge, her flossy leather bodysuit gleaming in the spotlight as she flicked back her black hair.

    Black Magic Cherry Adair 2010

  • Lacking toothpick or floss or flossy toothpick-like item -- or the initiative to rise from my desk in search of such -- I cleverly improvise by folding a yellow stickie in half in a plan to dislodge the offending asparagi.

    More Great Moments in Coordination 2008

  • She sauntered up to the desk and perched on the edge, her flossy leather bodysuit gleaming in the spotlight as she flicked back her black hair.

    Black Magic Cherry Adair 2010

  • She sauntered up to the desk and perched on the edge, her flossy leather bodysuit gleaming in the spotlight as she flicked back her black hair.

    Black Magic Cherry Adair 2010

  • So our collective memories come in the form of flossy videos, foamy champagne toasts and still life magazine covers.

    Raymond Leon Roker: Notorious: The Biggie Biopic is Great But it Still Doesn't Answer, "Who Shot Ya?" 2009

  • It opens very shapr and bold, with a certain peppery darkness to it and a coolness that can only be likened to heavy wet sand that is slightly bound by flossy rootlets of seashore plants.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Ayala Sender 2009

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