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

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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 Best for Frizzy Hair: Living Proof No Frizz Shampoo For dry, frizzy hair, Rogerio Cavalcante, hairstylist and owner of Second Floor Salon in NYC, swears by this Living Proof shampoo. Annie Blackman, Glamour, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for frizzy

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1864, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of frizzy was circa 1864

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“Frizzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frizzy. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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frizzy

adjective
frizzier; frizziest
: tightly curled
frizzy hair

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