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
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.
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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
Cross-legged opposite Cooper in her fleecy armchairs, assuming the roles of therapist and client feels inevitable.
—Beatrice Hazelhurst, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022
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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
Cross-legged opposite Cooper in her fleecy armchairs, assuming the roles of therapist and client feels inevitable.
—Beatrice Hazelhurst, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleecy
Adjective
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The Saja Boys are memorable creations of their own, an over-the-top collection of shaggy haircuts, dewy faces, and bright streetwear that instantly invokes the heartthrobs of BTS or Stray Kids.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
11 July 2025
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The researchers found that climate shifts that underwrote the spread of grasslands allowed big sloths to arise, the shaggy mammals then altering those habitats to maintain open spaces best suited to big bodies capable of moving long distances.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 July 2025
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By July, deer antlers can be spotted in full velvet, which is when the antlers are covered in a soft, hairy skin due to the rapid growth phase of the bones.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Visitors may notice that Ziggy is missing the hairy end segment of her tail known as the tail tuft.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Imagined herself back in her closet, throwing the silky dress over her head, her arms slipping into the sleeves, the skirt falling over her like water.—
Mona Awad,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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Think of dry body oil mists as the 2.0 version of regular body oils—maintaining the same nourishing benefits, while drying down at lightening speed to a weightless finish that leaves skin feeling silky smooth.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
17 July 2025
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“Fleecy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleecy. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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