flouncier; flounciest
: flouncing or having a tendency to flounce
Summer gathered her handbag, swung the cardigan half of her heather-colored sweater set around her shoulders, and with that flouncy walk she'd had since childhood … sashayed past us, shaking her head disgustedly all the way.—
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flouncier; flounciest
: decorated with a flounce or flounces
The French influence was pervasive. Seven women chefs wore matching, flouncy cancan out-fits …—Thomas Matthews
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Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2025
Piya Mashi also picked out matching green tops made of some synthetic material with a flouncy panel at the neckline.
—Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Paired with a flouncy, ruffled blouse and straight jeans, needle-nose ankle boots will do their part to further the boho-chic agenda.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 4 June 2025
Joya had been allowed to pull the flouncy bit off her shoulders, like the singers in ABBA, but since my mother told me to keep covered, the top surrounded me sadly like a funereal wreath.
—Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
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In another bathroom, a flouncy skirt around the pedestal sink, a Roman shade on the window, and fabric lampshades on the sconces bring soft touches to a bath with a lot of wood detailing.
—Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2025
Piya Mashi also picked out matching green tops made of some synthetic material with a flouncy panel at the neckline.
—Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Paired with a flouncy, ruffled blouse and straight jeans, needle-nose ankle boots will do their part to further the boho-chic agenda.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 4 June 2025
Joya had been allowed to pull the flouncy bit off her shoulders, like the singers in ABBA, but since my mother told me to keep covered, the top surrounded me sadly like a funereal wreath.
—Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
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“Flouncy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flouncy. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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