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friz·zy

 (frĭz′ē)
adj. friz·zi·er, friz·zi·est
Of, relating to, or resembling hair that is tightly curled, especially so as to stand out from the scalp or skin.
friz′zi·ly adv.
friz′zi·ness n.
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frizzy

(ˈfrɪzɪ) or

frizzly

adj, -zier, -ziest, -zlier or -zliest
(Hairdressing & Grooming) (of the hair) in tight crisp wiry curls
ˈfrizzily adv
ˈfrizziness, ˈfrizzliness n
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friz•zy

(ˈfrɪz i)

adj. -zi•er, -zi•est.
formed into small tight curls, as hair; frizzed.
[1865–70]
friz′zi•ly, adv.
friz′zi•ness, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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"
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frizzy

adjective tight-curled, crisp, corrugated, wiry, crimped, frizzed Her hair had a slightly frizzy perm.
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Translations
مُتَجَعِّد
kudrnatý
krøllet
hrokkinn
kıvırcıkkıvrım kıvrım

frizzy

[ˈfrɪzɪ] ADJ (frizzier (compar) (frizziest (superl))) [hair] → ensortijado, crespo
to go frizzy → ensortijarse, encresparse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

frizzy

[ˈfrɪzi] adj [hair] → crépu(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

frizz(l)y

adj (+er) hair → kraus
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

frizzy

[ˈfrɪzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (hair) → crespo/a
to go frizzy → incresparsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

frizz

(friz) verb
to (cause hair to) form a mass of tight curls. The hairdresser frizzed her hair.
ˈfrizzy adjective
(of hair) in very small curls. He had frizzy red hair.
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