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.—
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frizziness
noun
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Incorporating this hair treatment will help restore elasticity, nip frizzy hair in the bud, and much more.
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 11 June 2025
Key Ingredients: Aloe leaf juice, biotin, jojoba oil Best For: Adding moisture to dry, frizzy curls and coils.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
Video from those years shows Sheinbaum, with her frizzy hair pulled back, strumming a charango, a small guitar carved from an armadillo shell.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
In television interviews, Sandy, with her big frizzy hair and animal print leggings often bent horseshoes, while the uber-tall Durk, with his teeny tiny workout shorts, a halter top and a large silver western belt slung around his waist, spouted off factual scientific studies.
—Hayley Krischer, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 11 June 2025
Key Ingredients: Aloe leaf juice, biotin, jojoba oil Best For: Adding moisture to dry, frizzy curls and coils.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
Video from those years shows Sheinbaum, with her frizzy hair pulled back, strumming a charango, a small guitar carved from an armadillo shell.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
In television interviews, Sandy, with her big frizzy hair and animal print leggings often bent horseshoes, while the uber-tall Durk, with his teeny tiny workout shorts, a halter top and a large silver western belt slung around his waist, spouted off factual scientific studies.
—Hayley Krischer, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Frizzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frizzy. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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