as in shaggy
covered with or as if with hair
there were signs of the family's fleecy poodle all over the upholstery
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Recent Examples of fleecy
Summer would be incomplete without carnivals and bright, fleecy, sugary cotton candy.
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Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 18 Aug. 2015
This one has a polyester filing protected by a waterproof liner so no accidents will seep in, and the removable fleecy cover is machine-washable.
—Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 6 Oct. 2022
This was a Paulie music-hall pastiche, paraphrasing the public-domain (i.e. free) fleecy kids’ rhyme, written by Sarah Josepha Hale and Lowell Mason, in 1830.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 20 July 2022
Here’s this fleecy white creature, submissive and prepared for the bloodbath soon to come, a pure being, elevated far above the muck.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022
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Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 18 Aug. 2015
This one has a polyester filing protected by a waterproof liner so no accidents will seep in, and the removable fleecy cover is machine-washable.
—Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 6 Oct. 2022
This was a Paulie music-hall pastiche, paraphrasing the public-domain (i.e. free) fleecy kids’ rhyme, written by Sarah Josepha Hale and Lowell Mason, in 1830.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 20 July 2022
Here’s this fleecy white creature, submissive and prepared for the bloodbath soon to come, a pure being, elevated far above the muck.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleecy
Adjective
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And yet the series is less a document of careful sleuthing and more a shaggy chronicle of teen-like longing for revelation and salvation.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2025
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Another farm experience is Kitchen Coos & Ewes, a safari-like tour of a farm in southwest Scotland with shaggy Highland cows and a record-breaking flock of beltex sheep.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The lack of dihydrotestosterone receptors across the rest of our bodies explains why these areas can remain hairy even after our hairlines have lost their fight against these hormonal changes.—
RJ Mackenzie,
Popular Science,
20 Mar. 2025
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Detailing includes a hairy suede upper paired with golden accents which elevate the shoe.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Subtle and silky tannins in a delicious matrix of dark, chewy flavors.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Whisk it in with the eggs to give your quiche a silky, creamy texture.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Fleecy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleecy. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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