flouncy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Moving with a flounce (“a bouncy, exaggerated manner; an act of departing in a dramatic, haughty way that draws attention to oneself”).
  2. Calling attention; flashy, showy; also, elaborate; fancy.
  3. Of a garment, etc.: having a flounce (“strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge”) or flounces; gathered and pleated.

Pronunciation

/ˈflaʊnsi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flouncy.wav

Word forms

flouncy flouncier flounciest flouncey

Etymology

From flounce (noun) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having the quality of’).

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