Word forms: comparative frizzier, superlative frizziest
adjective
Frizzy hair is very tightly curled.
Carol's hair had a slightly frizzy perm.
Synonyms: tight-curled, crisp, corrugated, wiry More Synonyms of frizzy
frizzy in British English
(ˈfrɪzɪ) or frizzly (ˈfrɪzlɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: -zier, -ziest, -zlier or -zliest
(of the hair) in tight crisp wiry curls
Derived forms
frizzily (ˈfrizzily)
adverb
frizziness (ˈfrizziness) or frizzliness (ˈfrizzliness)
noun
frizzy in American English
(ˈfrɪzi)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈfrizzier or ˈfrizziest
full of or covered with small, tight curls
Derived forms
frizzily (ˈfrizzily)
adverb
frizziness (ˈfrizziness)
noun
Examples of 'frizzy' in a sentence
frizzy
Like having to go out with frizzy hair.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
There was a face surrounded by frizzy white hair.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
My hair is not frizzy at all.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
His frizzy hair paid little heed to combing and his boots and buttons were always done the night before.
Len Deighton Bomber
Avoid actual wet hair, as it can go frizzy when it dries.
The Sun (2015)
There's no point having a top tan and frizzy hair.
The Sun (2014)
Do you remember their hair bands - knotted scarves pushing back unashamedly frizzy hair?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Q. My hair is always frizzy.
The Sun (2011)
I had frizzy curly hair, crooked teeth and only one eyebrow!
The Sun (2013)
She's no longer worried about getting frizzy hair and you've made the first move.
The Sun (2009)
This explains bad hair days in humid weather, when curly hair turns more frizzy, while straight hair becomes more limp.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
As the summer holidays loom, thousands of women are taking the plunge to avoid the frizzy, unpredictable hair compromise that comes with beaches and swimming pools.