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comparative more frillsome · superlative most frillsome
- Characterised or marked by frill(s)
oh where is it now, that pink frillsome thing…
2005, Annual Report 2004-05 - Allsorts Youth Project2 more examples
And on the bed with its pretty eiderdown there was laid out my — that is her dress for to-night at dinner. A frillsome petticoat, a purple silk skirt (very full and looking short enough for a little girl) and a flesh-pink chiffon blouse, entirely transparent.
1916, Berta Ruck, In Another Girl's ShoesNow I was sure psychologists had determined that a rustic bedroom was the most soothing ambiance for waking up from dead. This room was a little different from the previous one, less frillsome and more to my taste, but all the same basic elements were there.
2009, Erik, The Snow Boy
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frillsome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frillsome
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