flouncy

== English == === Etymology === From flounce (noun) +‎ -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having the quality of’). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈflaʊnsi/ Rhymes: -aʊnsi === Adjective === flouncy (comparative flouncier, superlative flounciest) Moving with a flounce (“a bouncy, exaggerated manner; an act of departing in a dramatic, haughty way that draws attention to oneself”). (figurative) Calling attention; flashy, showy; also, elaborate; fancy. (sewing) Of a garment, etc.: having a flounce (“strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge”) or flounces; gathered and pleated. ==== Alternative forms ==== flouncey (dated) ==== Derived terms ==== flouncily flounciness ==== Related terms ==== flounce ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === flounce (fabric) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia flounce on Wikipedia.Wikipedia