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frizzy

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friz·zy  (frz)
adj. friz·zi·er, friz·zi·est
Tightly curled; frizzly.
frizzi·ly adv.
frizzi·ness n.
frizzy [ˈfrɪzɪ], frizzly [ˈfrɪzlɪ]
adj -zier, -ziest, -zlier -zliest
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) (of the hair) in tight crisp wiry curls
frizzily  adv
frizziness , frizzliness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.frizzy - (of hair) in small tight curls
frizzly, nappy, kinky, crisp
curly - (of hair) having curls or waves; "they envied her naturally curly hair"
frizzy
adjective tight-curled, crisp, corrugated, wiry, crimped, frizzed Her hair had a slightly frizzy perm.
Translations
frizzy [ˈfrɪzɪ] ADJ (frizzier (compar) (frizziest (superl))) [hair] → ensortijado, crespo
to go frizzy → ensortijarse, encresparse
frizzy [ˈfrɪzi] adj [hair] → crépu(e)
frizz(l)y
adj (+er) hair → kraus
frizzy [ˈfrɪzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (hair) → crespo/a
to go frizzy → incresparsi
frizzy [ˈfrɪzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (hair) → crespo/a
to go frizzy → incresparsi


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I have extremely wavy, frizzy hair and wasn't sure what to do with it.
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not too frizzy," and she is "not too fat or too thin" (23).
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