frizzly

Full of kinks

Frizzly describes hair that forms tight, irregular curls or kinks, often with a fuzzy or wiry texture: Her frizzly hair expanded in the humidity.

The word suggests natural texture rather than styled curls, and overlaps with frizzy, which emphasizes the flyaway quality more than the curl pattern.

curly

ringlets

Tubular hair curls

twirls · helix · bouncy · springy · tendrils · whorls · looped · spiraled · wavy · undulating

texture

fuzzy

Soft and unclear

  • fluffySoft and light-textured
  • woollyCovered in soft fibers
  • downyHaving soft, fine texture

cottony · nubby · coarse · wiry · bristly · rough · flyaway · wispy · feathery · puffy

unmanageable

tangled

Twisted confusedly together

messy · unkempt · tousled · bedhead · straggly · matted · windblown · unruly · ragged · chaotic

Opposites
hair texture

frizzlystraight

Not curved or crooked

sleek · smooth · silky · flat · limp

Phrases
Family

frizzy, frizz, frizzle, frizzing, frizzled, frizzed, frizzles, frizzling, frizzier

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G