frizzy

adjective

ˈfri-zē 

frizzier; frizziest

of hair

: not smooth and neat because individual shafts are variably wavy and do not align together

When hair is frizzy or damaged, its outer cover, or cuticle, is riddled with lifted or missing sections that allow the hair's inner cortex to soak up hair-swelling moisture.

—Victoria Clayton

frizziness noun

Examples of frizzy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hydrolyzed baobab helps strengthen, while jojoba esters condition for silky slip that keeps frizzy hair at bay. —Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 10 Sep. 2025

Wearing a T-shirt, flannel and jeans, his frizzy hair poking from under the back and sides of a train-conductor cap, Young resembled his late-middle-aged self save for a noticeably paunchier belly, whiter sideburns and craggier face. —Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025

Alex Karp, the frizzy-haired CEO of defense software company Palantir, has become somewhat of a pro at deflecting criticism. —Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025

If your hair is frizzy and stressed out from too much time in the sun, this hair oil arrived right on time. —Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 31 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1864, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for frizzy

• busy
• fizzy
• lizzie

Kids Definition

frizzy

adjective

ˈfriz-ē 

frizzier; frizziest

: tightly curled

frizzy hair