Having frills; frilled.
frilly
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for frilly.
Editorial note
There'll be lots more people working on things that would have been frilly or an unnecessary luxury in years past.
Quick take
Having frills; frilled.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of frilly gathered in one view.
Over-elaborate or showy in character or appearance.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for frilly.
adjective
Having frills; frilled.
adjective
Over-elaborate or showy in character or appearance.
Example sentences
There'll be lots more people working on things that would have been frilly or an unnecessary luxury in years past.
If people are not inclined to substantial abstract thought then putting it in a frilly dress isn't going to change much.
The 'frilly extras' of the BMW simply don't exist on the Mac.
They were bigger, about 3 inches long, with a wavy/frilly green border.
Not everyone who writes poetry is into that kind of frilly aesthetic.
Oh but it really is adding frilly bits to data.
Considering basically all rails/node.js/php/etc apps do is add frilly bits to data held in a database, there is no real reason why it should be slow.
We don't buy lots of silly frilly things for her.
Maybe I like the extra frilly features like dual-zone climate control, power seats, in-dash GPS, projected HUD, or whatever.
In my opinion (and this is just me guessing) it's exactly because society dresses girls up in pink frilly stuff and every toy is pink and sparkly.
So, from then on I get recommendations for flowers, candy, anything chocolate, and women's frilly undies.
It's not just frilly video, it's how the world sees it, emotionally connects to it, and grows up loving it, and wanting to support more.
Quote examples
They do the frilly 'social media' productions because you know "women are good at social".
And no, it's not just "adding frilly bits to data held in a database".
I guess starbucks have done nice work with their branding and marketing, such that anybody looking at a circle with some writing and frilly bits thinks "Starbucks".
I bought my 85 with lots of reasonable/useful options (tech package, sunroof, rear seats) but without the frilly stuff (high-end sound system, "premium interior") and it was comfortably under $100,000 even without counting the federal tax credit.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use frilly in a sentence?
There'll be lots more people working on things that would have been frilly or an unnecessary luxury in years past.
What does frilly mean?
Having frills; frilled.
What part of speech is frilly?
frilly is commonly used as adjective.