frizzy

adjective

ˈfri-zē 

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.

—Victoria Clayton

frizziness noun

Examples of frizzy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Curls are naturally frizzier and less absorbent—and many hair-care products include ingredients (like sulfates and silicones) that strip them of moisture. —Malia Griggs, Glamour, 29 July 2024

Then the hair grew back on my head, fine and frizzy, my body hair like that of a prepubescent girl. —Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024

Her hair is frizzy, or her dress is rumpled, but that disheveledness was something that Turini wanted to explore in Maddie’s wardrobe to signify her lack of self. —Kerensa Cadenas, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2024

Smooth frizzy hair from root to tip with Crown Affair's luxurious The Brush No. 003. —Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1864, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

frizzy

adjective

ˈfriz-ē 

frizzier; frizziest

: tightly curled

frizzy hair