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Antonyms for frilly

Grammar : Adj

Spell : fril-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfrɪl i

Definition of frilly

Origin : 1843, from frill + -y (2). Related: Frilliness.

As in lacy : adj delicate, netlike
As in opulent : adj rich, luxurious, profuse
As in chichi : adj showy
As in fancy : adj extravagant, ornamental

Example sentences :

Cherry, sinking white and frilly into a chair, smiled indulgently.
Extract from : « Sisters » by Kathleen Norris

The slices of ham he cuts—they never do have frilly looks with holes in between.
Extract from : « The Story of Opal » by Opal Whiteley

Not the kind you have on note-paper, but a frilly thing on his head.
Extract from : « Robin's Rambles » by May Byron

I expect she'll have a beautiful lot of frilly frocks when you get home.
Extract from : « Honey-Sweet » by Edna Turpin

The two frilly night-dresses, the other chemise, the other petticoat, the extra stockings?
Extract from : « The Cinder Pond » by Carroll Watson Rankin

That delicate cup-like hollow at the base of her white throat was fittingly framed in a ruffle of frilly georgette.
Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber

He watched Barbara and Emma folding Emma's wedding dress, a long white, frilly thing, between clean curtains.
Extract from : « The Lost Wagon » by James Arthur Kjelgaard

There are frilly curtains at the windows, a rosy-hued lamp, and a stand of growing plants always in bloom.
Extract from : « Killykinick » by Mary T. Waggaman

Elena was lying on her bed in a frilly, lacy, clinging thing of rose tint.
Extract from : « The Business of Life » by Robert W. Chambers

The small iron bed was hidden by a canopy of frilly lace and a coverlet of transparent, delicate mull with an underslip of blue.
Extract from : « Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge » by Pemberton Ginther

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