frilly

adjective

ˈfrilē 

-li

-er/-est

: having or resembling a frill : nonessential, ornamental, frivolous, trifling

get out of my field clothes and sun helmet into something frilly

—Eve Langley

like her earlier writing, it is … rather frilly here and there

—E. A. Speiser

frilly cakes coated with icing

—New Yorker

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frilly

adjective

ˈfril-ē

frillier; frilliest

: having or resembling frills