variants or less commonly lacey
lacier; laciest
: resembling or consisting of lace

Examples of lacy in a Sentence

The flower's petals are lacy and delicate.
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Jazmine Sullivan Jazmine Sullivan wears florals all over, from her flared white blazer to her lacy durag train, by Who Decides War. Brendan Le, People.com, 6 May 2025 The eggs were lacy, and slid gracefully around the pan. Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025 Another showed the Great Impersonator singer in a lacy bra and underwear set, and yet another showed her in a leather biker jacket — with nothing underneath — as well as a matching leather hat, tiny studded shorts and boots. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025 Artemisia ‘Silver Mound’ has lacy foliage that glimmers under the moonlight. Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lacy

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lacy was in 1804

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“Lacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lacy. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

lacy

adjective
lacier; laciest
: resembling or consisting of lace

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