fleecy

UK: /ˈfliːsi/ US: (flē′sē)

Inflections of 'fleecy' (adj):

fleecier

adj comparative

fleeciest

adj superlative

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

fleec•y  (flē′sē), adj., fleec•i•er, fleec•i•est. 

1. covered with, consisting of, or resembling a fleece or wool:
   soft, fleecy clouds.

• fleece + -y¹ 1560–70

fleec′i•ly, adv. 
fleec′i•ness, n. 

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fleecy / ˈfliːsɪ/ adjective (fleecier, fleeciest)

1. of or resembling fleece; woolly

ˈfleecily adverb

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

fleece /flis/   n., v., fleeced, fleec•ing. 
n. 

1. [uncountable] the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
2. [countable] a piece of wool shorn from a sheep.

v. [~ + object (+ of)]

3. to take money or belongings by dishonesty, fraud, or deception;
   swindle:
   The con artists fleeced the elderly couple of their savings.

fleec•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est:

a blue sky with white, fleecy clouds.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

fleece  (flēs), n., v., fleeced, fleec•ing. 
n. 

1. the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
2. the wool shorn from a sheep at one shearing.
3. something resembling a fleece:
   a fleece of clouds in a blue sky.
4. Textiles a fabric with a soft, silky pile, used for warmth, as for lining garments.
5. Textiles the soft nap or pile of such a fabric.

v.t. 

6. to deprive of money or belongings by fraud, hoax, or the like;
   swindle:
   He fleeced the stranger of several dollars.
7. to remove the fleece of (a sheep).
8. to overspread, as with a fleece;
   fleck with fleecelike masses:
   a host of clouds fleecing the summer sky.

• bef. 1000; Middle English flees, Old English flēos, flȳs; cognate with Middle Dutch vlies, Middle High German vlius, German Vlies

fleece′a•ble, adj. 
fleece′less, adj. 
fleece′like′, adj. 
fleec′er, n.