fleecily
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fleecily — See fleecy. * * * … Universalium
fleecy — fleecily, adv. fleeciness, n. /flee see/, adj., fleecier, fleeciest. covered with, consisting of, or resembling a fleece or wool: soft, fleecy clouds. [1560 70; FLEECE + Y1] * * * … Universalium
fleeciness — See fleecily. * * * … Universalium
fleece — v. a. 1. Clip, shear, deprive of fleece. 2. Strip, rob, plunder, despoil, rifle, steal from. 3. Supply with fleece. 4. Cover fleecily, shroud softly, wrap in misty clouds, fold in snow … New dictionary of synonyms
fleecy — /ˈflisi/ (say fleesee) adjective (fleecier, fleeciest) 1. covered with, consisting of, or resembling a fleece or wool: *the quiet heavens, across which a procession of fleecy clouds sailed aimlessly –frederick j. thwaites, 1935. –noun Also,… …
fleecy — [flēs′ē] adj. fleecier, fleeciest 1. made of or covered with fleece 2. like fleece; soft and light [fleecy snow] fleecily adv. fleeciness n … English World dictionary
fleecy — adj. & n. adj. (fleecier, fleeciest) 1 of or like a fleece. 2 covered with a fleece. n. (also fleecie) (pl. ies) Austral. & NZ a person whose job is to pick up fleeces in a shearing shed. Derivatives: fleecily adv. fleeciness n … Useful english dictionary
