fleecy

[ flee-see ]

/ ˈfli si /

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

Origin of fleecy

First recorded in 1560–70; fleece + -y¹

fleec·i·ly, adverb fleec·i·ness, noun

flee, fleece, fleece-vine, fleeced, fleecie, fleecy, fleein', fleek, fleer, fleet, fleet admiral

She rejoiced to be near the low-lying, fleecy clouds which a little while ago had aroused her apprehensions for the morrow.

In Apple-Blossom Time |Clara Louise Burnham
Her elbow was buried in the fleecy down of the cushions; her head rested against her hand.

"Unto Caesar" |Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.

Andiron Tales |John Kendrick Bangs
The other parts of the canyon were gently sprinkled with the fleecy material.

Then and Now |Robert Vaughn

Plunging into a cloud, the machine became enveloped in soft and fleecy masses of vapor.

Don Hale with the Flying Squadron |W. Crispin Sheppard

fleecy

/ (ˈfliːsɪ) /

of or resembling fleece; woolly

fleecily, adverb fleeciness, noun