"frillsome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more frillsome [comparative], most frillsome [superlative]
Etymology: From frill + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|frill|some}} frill + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} frillsome (comparative more frillsome, superlative most frillsome)
  1. Characterised or marked by frill(s)
    Sense id: en-frillsome-en-adj-9rBJ8yig Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -some

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