ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Frillsome

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Frillsome is an adjective meaning Characterised or marked by frill(s).

Meaning

Characterised or marked by frill(s).

Example Sentences

oh where is it now, that pink frillsome thing…
Now I was sure psychologists had determined that a rustic bedroom was the most soothing ambiance for waking up from dead. This room was a little different from the previous one, less frillsome and more to my taste, but all the same basic elements were there.
And on the bed with its pretty eiderdown there was laid out my — that is her dress for to-night at dinner. A frillsome petticoat, a purple silk skirt (very full and looking short enough for a little girl) and a flesh-pink chiffon blouse, entirely transparent.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include frilly, frilled, fringelike, fringy, froofy, befurbelowed.

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