frizzy

adjective

ˈfri-zē 

frizzier; frizziest

of hair

: not smooth and neat because individual shafts are variably wavy and do not align together

When hair is frizzy or damaged, its outer cover, or cuticle, is riddled with lifted or missing sections that allow the hair's inner cortex to soak up hair-swelling moisture.

—Victoria Clayton

frizziness noun

Examples of frizzy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

My strands were very soft post-wash and there was no oil or frizzy, rough texture post-wash. —Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 4 Apr. 2025

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Apply to the frizzy areas and dry ends of your hair. —Carley Millhone, Health, 12 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1864, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for frizzy

• busy
• fizzy
• lizzie

Kids Definition

frizzy

adjective

ˈfriz-ē 

frizzier; frizziest

: tightly curled

frizzy hair