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fleecy

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fleec·y  (fls)
adj. fleec·i·er, fleec·i·est
Of, resembling, or covered with fleece: fleecy clouds.

fleeci·ly adv.
fleeci·ness n.

fleecy [ˈfliːsɪ]
adj fleecier, fleeciest
of or resembling fleece; woolly
fleecily  adv
fleeciness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.fleecy - (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing; "a dress of brushed cotton"; "a fleecy lining"; "napped fabrics"
soft - yielding readily to pressure or weight

fleecy
adjective woolly, soft, fluffy, shaggy, downy fleecy walking jackets
Translations
fleecy [ˈfliːsɪ] ADJ (fleecier (compar) (fleeciest (superl)))
1. (= woolly) → lanoso, lanudo
2. [clouds] → aborregado
fleecy [ˈfliːsi] adj
[blanket] → laineux/euse
[cloud] → floconneux/euse
fleecy
adj
sheep, blanket, lining, garmentflauschig
(fig) snowflockig; fleecy cloudsSchäfchenwolken pl
fleecy [ˈfliːsi] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (blanket) → soffice; (cloud) → come ovatta
fleecy [ˈfliːsi] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (blanket) → soffice; (cloud) → come ovatta


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I gazed awhile On her cold smile; Too cold-too cold for me-- There passed, as a shroud, A fleecy cloud, And I turned away to thee,
Look at him; he stands upright in the tossed bow of the flying boat; wrapt in fleecy foam, the towing whale is forty feet ahead.
Polly walked beside Dorothy a while, holding her new friend's hand as if she feared to let it go; but her nature seemed as light and buoyant as her fleecy robes, for suddenly she darted ahead and whirled round in a giddy dance.
 
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