Meaning & use
frilly
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Decorated with frills; excessively delicate, fussy, or ornamental.
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The little girl twirled in her frilly pink dress.
He found the frilly curtains a bit too fussy for his taste.
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Often used, sometimes dismissively, to describe clothing or decor seen as overly decorative or fussy.
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