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flossy
CIDE DICTIONARY
flossy, a.
Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, floss; hence, light; downy. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
flossy, adj. (flossier, flossiest)
1 of or like floss.
2 colloq. fancy, showy.
1 of or like floss.
2 colloq. fancy, showy.
THESAURUS
flossy
ambitious, capillary, cirrose, cirrous, classy, downy, fancy, feathery, fibered, fibroid, fibrous, flagelliform, fleecy, fluffy, funicular, furry, fuzzy, gossamery, hairlike, hairy, high-flown, high-flying, high-toned, highfalutin, highfaluting, hirsute, lanate, ligamental, lofty, nappy, ostentatious, peachy, pinnate, pretentious, pubescent, ropy, silky, stringy, taeniate, taeniform, threadlike, thready, tony, vaunting, velvety, wiry, woollyFor further exploring for "flossy" in Webster Dictionary Online