"fleecy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: fleecier [comparative], fleeciest [superlative]
Etymology: From fleece + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fleece|y}} fleece + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} fleecy (comparative fleecier, superlative fleeciest)
  1. Resembling or covered in fleece. Translations (Resembling or covered in fleece.): рунтав (runtav) (Bulgarian), molletonné (French)

Inflected forms

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