fleecy

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   resembling fleece in being soft, light, white, or fluffy

   Small fleecy clouds drifted across the bright spring sky.

2. 2
   adj

   covered with fleece or having a soft brushed surface

   She wrapped herself in a fleecy jacket before stepping outside.

Formed in English from fleece + -y. The literal sense 'covered with or resembling fleece' readily extended to clouds, fabric, and anything with a soft, light, woollike appearance.

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